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Chronic femoral arteriovenous fistula masquerading as the postphlebitic syndrome.
J La State Med Soc. 1991 Sep; 143(9):22-7.JL

Abstract

A patient with a traumatic femoral arteriovenous fistula was misdiagnosed for 11 years as having "postphlebitic syndrome." Angiography revealed diffuse dilatation of the veins and arteries of the right lower extremity with the iliac vein measuring 16.0 cm in diameter and the cava 6.0 cm in diameter. Operative repair of the fistula has resulted in marked clinical improvement and return of the patient to fulltime employment. A history of trauma should be sought when a patient presents with unilateral chronic venous insufficiency.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Schellack JV
Dept of Surgery, LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans.
Jones TR
No affiliation info available
Frusha JD
No affiliation info available
Deumite NJ
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AneurysmArteriovenous FistulaChronic DiseaseDiagnostic ErrorsFemoral ArteryFemoral VeinHumansIliac VeinMaleMiddle AgedPostphlebitic SyndromeRadiography

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

1744493

Citation

Schellack, J V., et al. "Chronic Femoral Arteriovenous Fistula Masquerading as the Postphlebitic Syndrome." The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : Official Organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society, vol. 143, no. 9, 1991, pp. 22-7.
Schellack JV, Jones TR, Frusha JD, et al. Chronic femoral arteriovenous fistula masquerading as the postphlebitic syndrome. J La State Med Soc. 1991;143(9):22-7.
Schellack, J. V., Jones, T. R., Frusha, J. D., & Deumite, N. J. (1991). Chronic femoral arteriovenous fistula masquerading as the postphlebitic syndrome. The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : Official Organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society, 143(9), 22-7.
Schellack JV, et al. Chronic Femoral Arteriovenous Fistula Masquerading as the Postphlebitic Syndrome. J La State Med Soc. 1991;143(9):22-7. PubMed PMID: 1744493.
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