title: Treatment of rare posttraumatic false aneurism and A-V fistula of the deep femoral artery and vein.
abstract: Article presents a rare case of posttraumatic pseudoaneurysm and A-V fistula between deep femoral artery and vein in 16 year old patient with stab wound in middle third of the lateral side of left femoral region. There were no signs of arterial injury on initial angiogram. During the observation we noticed subcutaneous bruise on the posterior side of the femoral region, and strong systolic murmur by ordinary auscultation over the involved region as a significant sign of the A-V fistula. At day 3, CT angiogram and Doppler analysis showed 4 cm sized false aneurysm combined with A-V fistula between distal portion of the deep femoral artery and vein. We made ipsilateral transfemoral catheterization and coiling of the feeding arterial branch with good immediate result, but at next Doppler checking, appearance of the same picture was disappointing. After we recognized retrograde filling through distal collateral artery, technically unsuitable for endovascular procedure, conventional surgery with posterolateral approach was indicated. An excision of the pseudoaneurysm, and ligation of the A-V fistula was done with good postoperative result.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Obliterative endovascular procedure is a method of choice, but sometimes can not guarantee satisfactory result. In those cases conventional surgery is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Clinic for Orthopedics and Traumatology, Clinical Center of University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. amelskih@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Amel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hadzimehmedagic
authors.forename: Haris
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vranic
authors.forename: Ismet
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gavrankapetanovic
authors.forename: Semin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bećirbegovic
authors.forename: Mirsad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kacila
authors.forename: Besima
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hadzihasanovic
authors.forename: Adnana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Talic
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*