title: Endovascular repair of a traumatic arteriovenous fistula involving the iliac bifurcation using an iliac branch device.
abstract: Endovascular techniques have shown to be useful in the management of vascular injuries because they transform a complex and potentially dangerous procedure into a safe one. We present the case of a 39-year-old man with congestive heart failure and abdominal bruit 11 years after an abdominal gunshot wound. Imaging studies revealed an arteriovenous fistula involving the left iliac artery bifurcation, and an iliac branch device was used to treat it. Symptoms resolved, and follow-up imaging showed patency of the graft and closure of the arteriovenous communication. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a nonaneurysmal disease treated with this device.
authors.affiliation: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Division, São Paulo University Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil. andrebrito01@hotmail.com
authors.forename: André Brito
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Queiroz
authors.forename: Grace Carvajal
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Mulatti
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aun
authors.forename: Luisa Assis
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Valentim
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puech-Leão
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*