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KMID : 0882420150880040430
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Korean Journal of Medicine
2015 Volume.88 No. 4 p.430 ~ p.433
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Pulmonary Thromboembolism - A Complication after Surgical Repair of a Chronic Femoral Arteriovenous Fistula
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Lee Ha-Youn
Choi Sang-Il
Lim Cheong
Chae In-Ho
Choi Dong-Ju
Cho Young-Seok
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Abstract
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Rarely, an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) can follow a femoral arterial puncture for cardiovascular catheterization. Surgical repair has been suggested as the standard treatment. We report a 66-year-old woman with a pulmonary thromboembolism as a complication of surgical repair of a chronic femoral AVF. We believe that the repair of the AVF led to a sudden decrease in venous blood flow, leading to thrombus formation at the site of damaged endothelium. Therefore, doctors should consider all possible complications that can arise from a sudden change in blood flow as a result of repairing a chronic AVF.
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KEYWORD
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Pulmonary thromboembolism, Arteriovenous fistula, Postoperative complications
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