Duplex Ultrasound of the Femoral Vein for Monitoring Endovascular Treatment of Aortocaval Fistula: A Case Report
Christiana Anastasiadou, Vasileios Intzos, Freideriki Sifaki, Savvas Symeonidis, Christos Giankoulof, Stamatis Angelopoulos, Angelos Megalopoulos · 2024
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Description
Christiana Anastasiadou and six co-authors report a case of a rare faulty link between the body's main artery and its main vein. Such links usually come with a bulged artery, and doctors now fix them from inside the vessel. A key clue in this patient was a thigh vein that pulsed, which is not normal. After the fix, the team checked the vein with an ultrasound scan.
The scan showed whether the faulty link stayed open or had closed. The authors propose this scan as a quick, cheap check that uses no radiation and can be repeated often. It cannot replace other tests, but it adds an easy tool for follow-up.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Christiana Anastasiadou, Vasileios Intzos, Freideriki Sifaki, Savvas Symeonidis, Christos Giankoulof, Stamatis Angelopoulos, Angelos Megalopoulos |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 10 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |