Stent strut protrusion--an uncommon complication of stent placement in a fistula.
Stent strut protrusion through the skin is a rare and a potentially dangerous complication from the cannulation of stents placed within arterio-venous fistulas and grafts. Such cases are usually managed surgically. We present a case wherein strut penetration of an arterio-venous fistula was noted at the distal (uncovered) end of a Fluency Plus(®) tracheo bronchial stent graft. After analyzing the various reasons why this may have happened, a nonsurgical approach was taken to preserve the access and manage strut protrusion.
Interventional Nephrology Section, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana.
Adrian
A
Sequeira
Shukhrat
S
Artikov
Kenneth
K
Abreo
D000368:Aged; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*