• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.761-768
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• 1993

Angioaccess has become increasingly important to vascular surgeons as more patients with end stage renal disease[ESRD] are being supported by hemodialysis. Because of the rapid increase in the number of patients undergoing hemodialysis in recent years, it has become necessary to develope alternative vascular access procedures. During the period from December 1986 to December 1992, 290 cases of arteriovenous fistula and associated operations for hemodialysis were performed at Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University. They Consisited of 175 male and 115 female, ranging in age from 8 and 79 years. The procedure of first choice, the Brescia`s original radial artery-cephalic vein arteriovenous fistula was performed upon 219 patients. In many patients, the radial artery-cephalic vein fistula cannot be performed because of inadequate vein or failure of previous radial artery-cephalic vein fistula. The waiting time until initiation of venous puncture for the first hemodialysis session was 3 days. The second choice of angioaccess, using the brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula and brachiobasilic arteriovenous fistula at antecubital fossa, ulnobasilic arteriovenous fistula, femorosaphenous arteriovenous fistula, and radiobasilic arteriovenous fistula with saphenous in situ routes, was obtained in 17, 7, 4, 2 and 1 patients. Interposition grafts, the third choice of angioaccess, were performed upon 2 patients. Twenty seven patients underwent revisions or thrombectomies. The purpose of this report is to review the technique of this procedure and discuss the longterm results.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.399-402
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• 2007

Purpose: Arteriovenous fistula is one of high flow vascular malformations. Recently, arteriovenous fistula has been regarded as one of the type of arteriovenous malformations. The patients were diagnosed as arteriovenous malformation Schobinger clinical stage II. Even though arteriovenous fistula rarely occurs on head and neck, treatment of that is difficult due to frequent recurrence. In treating the arteriovenous fistula, chemical embolization, surgical excision and other treatment modalities were used, but the results were not satisfactory. The authors experienced three cases of arteriovenous fistula and treated them with surgical excision. Methods: In cases, warmth, enlargement, pulsation, thrill, and bruit were found. For the accurate evaluation before the operation, angiography and MRI were checked in advance. Incision was made on the site of pulsation. The artery and vein connected to the arteriovenous fistula were dissected widely, individually ligated, and divided. And then the entire mass was totally removed. Results: All surgical sites were healed well without complications and there was no evidence of recurrence in all cases up to for 2 years of follow-up examination. Conclusion: The arteriovenous fistula on face is a very rare disease and has difficulties in treatment. The authors experienced three cases of arteriovenous fistula with complete surgical removal and no recurrence was found in all cases.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.180-182
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• 1995

Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistulas are uncommon, but well documented lesions. There are two types of congenital coronary arteriovenous fistulas according to drainage sites, the cardiac chambers or the pulmonary trunk. Especially congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula originating from the left coronary artery is rare. Two cases will be described of the two patients in whom fistulas communicating between the right coronary artery and the right atrium, left coronary artery and the main pulmonary artery each other.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권7호
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• pp.624-627
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• 1994

Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula is a rare cardiac defect that causes coronary arterial flow to drain into the right cardiac chambers, the pulmonary artery, the coronary sinus, or the left cardiac chambers. The most frequently involved vessel is the right coronary artery. We experienced a case that had a coronary arteriovenous fistula associated with valvular heart disease. With the cardiopulmonary bypass done under hypothermia, mitral valve replacement was accomplished and the fistulas of both proximal and distal portions of the right coronary artery were closed with 3-0 prolene. Postoperative course was uneventful.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.700-704
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• 1994

Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula is relatively rare congenital heart disease which has formation of fistula between coronary artery and cardiac ventricle, atrium, or pulmonary artery, but that can be repaired with simple surgical procedure. We experienced three cases of congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula, which were repaired surgically under cardiopulmonary bypass, so we report these cases with review of the literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.495-498
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• 1995

Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula can be either congenital or acquired. The vast majority are congenital, and about 60% have been associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia [Rendu-Osler-Weber disease . Secondary or acquired pulmonary arteriovenous fistula occurs with trauma, schistosomiasis, long-standing hepatic cirrhosis, metastatic carcinoma, and actinomycosis. Pulmonary hemorrhage secondary to acquired pulmonary arteriovenous fistula is a rare event associated with mortality. We have experienced 64 year-old female patient with the hemoptysis secondary to acquired pulmonary arteriovenous fistula due to the infection of pulmonary parasite. The chest PA and CT scan was showed calcified nodule to the distal portion of lateral segmental bronchus of RML. The bronchial angiogram was demonstrated slightly hypertrophied bronchial artery supplying RML bronchus and the presence of hypervascularization around the calcified nodule, rapid A-V shunting is noted by fluoroscopy. The patient was successfully treated by the right middle lobectomy.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.280-284
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• 2003

양방향 상행대정맥-폐동맥 단락술 후 폰탄 수술의 위험이 큰 2명의 환자에서 청색증의 증가와 운동 능력의 감소를 보여 액와동정맥루 형성술을 시행하였다. 수술 후 두 환자 모두 수술 후 1일째 일반 병실로 전원되었으며, 수술 후 각각 4일, 3일에 퇴원하였다. 두 증례 모두 수술 후 volume loading의 소견은 없었고, 8개월째 추적 관찰 중이며 청색증의 감소와 운동 능력의 향상을 관찰할 수 있었다. 그러나 수술 후 6개월째 시행한 폐관류스캔이나 contrast심초음파 검사에서 폐동정맥루가 아직 충분히 경감되지 않아, 향후 이에 대한 면밀한 추적 관찰이 필요할 것으로 생각한다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.716-718
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• 1992

In pulmonary arteriovenous fistula, there are abnormal communications between the pulmonary arteries and the pulmonary veins; the capillary networks that normally separate arteries from veins is absent. The only available treatment of this uncommon variety is an excision. We report a case of pulmonary arteriovenous fistula cured by segmentectomy with a review of literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1133-1137
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• 1991

Congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula is relatively uncommon and often associated with additional congenital and acquired heart disease. If coronary arteriovenous fistula is suspected, the diagnosis can be made readily by cardiac catheterization and selective coronary arteriography. Surgical treatment is very satisfactory, with a low mortality and apparent good long term result. Recently, we experienced one case of congenital coronary arteriovenous fistula which was associated with aortic stenosis and regurgitation. The tortuous fistula tract was noted between the left anterior descending coronary artery and the main pulmonary artery. Under the cardiopulmonary bypass, aortic valve replacement[Carbomedics 23mm] and suture closure of the draining orifice of coronary arteriovenous fistula in the main pulmonary artery just above the pulmonary valve were performed, Postoperative hospital course was uneventful and the patient was discharged postoperative 9th day without any problems.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권sup1호
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• pp.153-158
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• 2001

Traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula is a rare complication of moderate to severe head injury. For the treatment of carotid-cavernous fistula, detachable balloon occlusion is the best method of choice. A 26 year old male patient was hurt with a left periorbital penetrating injury 20 years ago, and then left side exophthalmos, bruit and right hemiparesis developed 10 years later. We experienced the very rare case of direct carotidcavernous fistula with cavernous dural arteriovenous fistula. Brain MRIs and cerebral angiograms revealed that direct carotid-cavernous fistula was accompanied by cavernous dural arteriovenous fistula due to longstanding venous hypertension and development of collateral circulation. Detachable balloon occlusion and surgical internal carotid artery ligation were not enough to occlude fistular flow, so cavernous dural arteriovenous fistula embolization was necessary. The authors present a case of long-standing traumatic carotid-cavernous fistula with cavernous dural arteriovenous fistula, with review of the literature.