title: Femoral arteriovenous fistula 3 months after removal of catheter for hemodialysis.
abstract: A 56-year-old Asian woman was admitted to hospital for the consideration of hemodialysis (HD). A right femoral dialysis catheter was inserted for HD. Three months after removal of catheter, she was admitted because of right inguinal swelling. A thrill and bruit were felt and heard at the inguinal area. Color Doppler detected a fistula between right superficial femoral artery and right common femoral vein and subsequently confirmed by contrast enhanced computed tomography scan and 3-dimensional reconstruction with computed tomography. At surgery, a 4-mm-diameter fistula was found between the right superficial femoral artery and right common femoral vein. A primary closure of both defects in the artery and vein was then carried out. A follow-up digital vascular study 3 months after surgical repair was normal. In conclusion, nephrologist should have a heightened awareness to the potential of this complication and should at least document a normal exam following the removal of femoral catheters.
authors.affiliation: Department of NephrologyDepartment of Blood PurificationDepartment of SurgeryDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affilliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
authors.forename: YanQing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.affiliation: Department of NephrologyDepartment of Blood PurificationDepartment of SurgeryDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affilliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
authors.forename: DongKai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of NephrologyDepartment of Blood PurificationDepartment of SurgeryDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affilliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
authors.forename: QiuCheng
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of NephrologyDepartment of Blood PurificationDepartment of SurgeryDepartment of Nephrology, The First Affilliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China.
authors.forename: YanRu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods*