LOWER-LIMB ISCHEMIA COMPLICATING TRANSCATHETER EMBOLIZATION OF ARTERIOVENOCALICEAL FISTULA

Authors
JAWAD AJ ALRABEEAH A ALMEZRAKCHI AM ALJURAYYAN N YOHANAN D
Citation
Aj. Jawad et al., LOWER-LIMB ISCHEMIA COMPLICATING TRANSCATHETER EMBOLIZATION OF ARTERIOVENOCALICEAL FISTULA, Saudi medical journal, 14(3), 1993, pp. 252-254
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Saudi medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
03795284
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
252 - 254
Database
ISI
SICI code
0379-5284(1993)14:3<252:LICTEO>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Femoral artery thrombosis is described following successful transcathe ter control of haematuria due to an arteriovenocaliceal fistula follow ing percutaneous renal biopsy in a 9-year-old girl. Emergency embolect omy and profundoplasty was required to salvage the affected limb. Peri pheral embolization is a serious potential complication of transcathet er embolization. The possible mechanism of distal thrombosis, other th an reflux of embolic material is also discussed.