Case report: Conservative management of an arteriovenous fistula of the inferior epigastric artery

A Piñero; M Reus; B Agea; A Capel; J Riquelme; P Parrilla

doi:10.1259/bjr/87038703

Case report: Conservative management of an arteriovenous fistula of the inferior epigastric artery

Br J Radiol. 2003 Feb;76(902):135-6. doi: 10.1259/bjr/87038703.

Authors

A Piñero¹, M Reus, B Agea, A Capel, J Riquelme, P Parrilla

Affiliation

¹ Department of General Surgery, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital, 30120 El Palmar, Murcia, Spain.

PMID: 12642284
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/87038703

Abstract

We present a case of pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula of the inferior epigastric artery secondary to the placement of a drain during a surgical intervention. We stress the utility of colour Doppler ultrasound and arteriography embolisation in diagnosis and treatment, respectively.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, False / etiology*
Aneurysm, False / therapy
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / diagnostic imaging
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / etiology*
Arterio-Arterial Fistula / therapy
Drainage / adverse effects*
Embolization, Therapeutic / methods
Epigastric Arteries*
Female
Hematoma / surgery
Humans
Reoperation
Ultrasonography, Doppler