Iatrogenic vertebrojugular arteriovenous fistula.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Arteriovenous fistulae originating from the vertebral artery are rare. We report a patient in whom a vertebral artery-jugular venous fistula developed following insertion of a central venous catheter via the internal jugular vein. The fistula was successfully occluded surgically.
Medical subject headings
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Catheterization, Central Venous
- Jugular Veins
- Vertebral Artery