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Coil Embolization of an Iatrogenic Arteriovenous Fistula Between the Superior Mesenteric Artery and Vein: A Case Report Publisher



Farshidmehr P1 ; Zafarghandi MR1 ; Sadat A1 ; Sayarifard A2
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  1. 1. Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Center for Academic and Health Policy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Tehran University Heart Center Published:2019


Abstract

Superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistulae are rare. A 32-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain. The angiography showed that the superior mesenteric vein was aneurysmal. The patient underwent coil embolization, during which a balloon catheter was inflated before the fistula for the protection of coil migration with a high blood flow. After the balloon inflation, one 8-mm and two 7-mm coils were deployed at the fistula site. The final angiography showed successful embolization with no visualization of the fistula and the aneurysmal vein. © 2019, Tehran Heart Center. All Rights Reserved.