Title of article :
Coil Embolization of an Iatrogenic Arteriovenous Fistula between the Superior Mesenteric Artery and Vein: A Case Report
Author/Authors :
Farshidmehr, Pezhman Sina Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Zafarghandi, Mohammad Reza Sina Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Sadat, Alimohammad Sina Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Sayarifard, Azadeh Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
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.
Keywords :
Arteriovenous fistula , Mesenteric artery , superior , Balloon occlusion
Journal title :
The Journal of Tehran University Heart Center (JTHC)
