title: Use of a superficial femoral artery autograft as a femoral vein replacement.
abstract: Posttraumatic arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are common complications of vascular penetrating trauma. Here we present a case of a 59-year-old woman who had a history of gunshot injury 42 years ago causing AVF between superficial femoral artery (SFA) and superficial femoral vein (SFV). SFV was resected. Ipsilateral SFA was used to restore SFV. SFA was reconstituted using a 7-mm polytetrafluorethylene graft. The patient has normal venous and arterial flow at 3- and 15-month follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ankara, Türkiye.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ankara, Türkiye.
authors.forename: Hikmet Selçuk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Gedik
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hitit Üniversitesi Çorum Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Çorum, Türkiye. Electronic address: adnanyalcinkaya@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yalçınkaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ankara, Türkiye.
authors.forename: Ali Ümit
authors.initials: AÜ
authors.lastname: Yener
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hitit Üniversitesi Çorum Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Çorum, Türkiye.
authors.forename: Adem İlkay
authors.initials: Aİ
authors.lastname: Diken
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hitit Üniversitesi Çorum Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Çorum, Türkiye.
authors.forename: Kerim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Çağlı
mesh_terms: D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D064592:Autografts; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D005465:Fluorocarbon Polymers; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005465:Fluorocarbon Polymers; C010946:polytetrafluoroethane