Pulmonary Thromboembolism - A Complication after Surgical Repair of a Chronic Femoral Arteriovenous Fistula / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 430-433, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-180824
ABSTRACT
Rarely, an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) can follow a femoral arterial puncture for cardiovascular catheterization. Surgical repair has been suggested as the standard treatment. We report a 66-year-old woman with a pulmonary thromboembolism as a complication of surgical repair of a chronic femoral AVF. We believe that the repair of the AVF led to a sudden decrease in venous blood flow, leading to thrombus formation at the site of damaged endothelium. Therefore, doctors should consider all possible complications that can arise from a sudden change in blood flow as a result of repairing a chronic AVF.
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Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Pulmonary Embolism
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Thrombosis
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Catheterization
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Punctures
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Arteriovenous Fistula
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Endothelium
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Catheters
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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