title: Incremental role of three-dimensional over two-dimensional ultrasound in the assessment of traumatic peripheral arteriovenous fistula.
abstract: We present a patient with an accidental self-inflicted stab wound to his right thigh in whom three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound was able to find two communications between the right femoral artery and the femoral vein, in contrast to two-dimensional (2D) peripheral ultrasound which could find only one communication between them, thereby showing an incremental value of 3D over 2D ultrasound.
authors.affiliation: Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, Hospital de Cardiologia, IMSS, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martinez Hernandez
authors.forename: Kanti K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Sunkavalli
authors.forename: Navin C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: Vipin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lohiya
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinez Sanchez
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iñiguez
authors.forename: Amitoj
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nabavizadeh
authors.forename: Balwinder
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; 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* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D013848:Thigh / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery