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Annals of Vascular Surgery
Published in: Annals of Vascular Surgery 4/2006

01-07-2006 | Case Reports

Late Occurrence of a Large Brachial Artery Aneurysm following Closure of a Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Fistula

Authors: Luciano Battaglia, MD, Federico Bucci, MD, Mario Battaglia, MD, Adriano Reddler, MD

Published in: Annals of Vascular Surgery | Issue 4/2006

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Abstract

After the pioneer observations by Hunter more than two centuries ago, recent reports have expanded our knowledge about the occurrence and pathophysiology of arterial abnormalities associated with long-lasting hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula (AVF) after its closure. Observed abnormalities include arterial dilatation and aneurysm formation proximal to the site of the repaired AVF. We describe here a patient who developed, after long-lasting hemodialysis AVF, a pan-arterial dilatation with a large brachial artery aneurysm, which was successfully treated with a polytetrafluoroethylene bypass graft.
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Metadata
Title
Late Occurrence of a Large Brachial Artery Aneurysm following Closure of a Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Fistula
Authors
Luciano Battaglia, MD
Federico Bucci, MD
Mario Battaglia, MD
Adriano Reddler, MD
Publication date
01-07-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Vascular Surgery / Issue 4/2006
Print ISSN: 0890-5096
Electronic ISSN: 1615-5947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10016-006-9050-y

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