TY - JOUR
T1 - Late concomitant pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula of the subclavian artery
T2 - A developing country perspective
AU - Fatimi, Saulat Hasnain
AU - Deedar-Ali-Khawaja, Ranish
AU - Samiullah Khan Niazi, Khan Niazi
AU - Luqman, Zubair
PY - 2010/8
Y1 - 2010/8
N2 - Concomitant subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous (AV) fistula has been rarely reported. We report a case of late concomitant pseudoaneurysm and AV fistula of the subclavian artery caused by a gunshot wound. Open surgical approach with an infraclavicular approach was used; subclavian artery was repaired with a Gortex interposition graft and subclavian vein was ligated. The postoperative course was uneventful. In developing countries, where the endovascular expertise is unavailable or if the lesion is large, open surgical approach provides similar results as an endovascular approach.
AB - Concomitant subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous (AV) fistula has been rarely reported. We report a case of late concomitant pseudoaneurysm and AV fistula of the subclavian artery caused by a gunshot wound. Open surgical approach with an infraclavicular approach was used; subclavian artery was repaired with a Gortex interposition graft and subclavian vein was ligated. The postoperative course was uneventful. In developing countries, where the endovascular expertise is unavailable or if the lesion is large, open surgical approach provides similar results as an endovascular approach.
KW - arteriovenous fistula
KW - infraclavicular approach
KW - open surgical approach
KW - pseudoaneurysm
KW - subclavian artery
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U2 - 10.1177/1538574410372147
DO - 10.1177/1538574410372147
M3 - Article
C2 - 20519279
AN - SCOPUS:77954904468
SN - 1538-5744
VL - 44
SP - 503
EP - 505
JO - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
JF - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
IS - 6
ER -