Vertebral arteriovenous fistula due to Swan-Ganz catheter insertion: successful treatment with coils with preservation of the vertebral artery

Sindel T., YILMAZ S., Tuncer R., Lüleci E.

JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.45-48, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.45-48
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We report an unusual case of vertebral arteriovenous fistula and its endovascular treatment with coils. The reason for the fistula was the insertion of a Swan-Ganz catheter, which has been described in only two papers previously. The fistula was occluded with multiple coils and patency of the vertebral artery was preserved. Although the feeding vertebral artery can generally be saved with balloon embolization of vertebral arteriovenous fistulas, it has never previously been reported with coils.