title: Stent graft infixation after venous dislodgement in a patient with femoral posttraumatic arteriovenous fistula.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  An arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein which may result from traumatic injury or may occur as congenital abnormality. Stent graft repair through arteriovenous fistula could lead to complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  Endovascular stent graft repair in a 23-year-old patient with posttraumatic superficial femoral arteriovenous fistula was performed to cover a fistula. During the procedure the device migrated through the fistula into the femoral vein. Due to eventual risk of migration to the heart, a prompt decision was made to fix the stent graft with three puncture needles in the common femoral vein region under fluoroscopy guidance. The vascular surgeon was called to perform open surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presented way of treating this rare complication in an extreme and uncommon situation is very efficient, safe and inexpensive.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Radiology, Vascular and Transplant Surgery Clinic, Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia. vtill@eunet.rs
authors.forename: Viktor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Till
authors.forename: Predrag
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Avramov
authors.forename: Viktorija Vuraj
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Cirilović
authors.forename: Vladan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Popović
authors.forename: Milos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lucić
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D015607:Stents; D013536:Suture Techniques; D055815:Young Adult