Acquired arteriovenous fistulas in children. J Hand Surg Am 1994 Jul;19(4):656-8
Date
07/01/1994Pubmed ID
7963328DOI
10.1016/0363-5023(94)90277-1Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0028122435 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 10 CitationsAbstract
Five boys with acquired arteriovenous fistulas are presented; four had factor VIII deficiencies, and one had a hepatic-induced coagulopathy. The cause of the fistula was the trauma induced by single or repeated venous and/or arterial punctures. All five developed a slowly progressive pulsatile mass of over a period of months. Patients with coagulopathies all developed complications with repeated inadvertent puncture of these masses. Clinical examination and magnetic resonance imaging scans clearly highlight this problem. Surgical ligation is recommended for progressive enlargement.
Author List
Upton J, Sampson C, Havlik R, Gorlin JB, Wayne AAuthor
Robert Havlik MD Chair, Professor in the Plastic Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Arteriovenous FistulaCatheters, Indwelling
Child
Hemophilia A
Humans
Male
Punctures
Retrospective Studies