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Late Occurrence of a Large Brachial Artery Aneurysm following Closure of a Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Fistula

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After the pioneer observations by Hunter more than two centuries ago, recent reports have expanded our knowledge about the occurrence and pathophysiology of arterial abnormalities associated with long-lasting hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula (AVF) after its closure. Observed abnormalities include arterial dilatation and aneurysm formation proximal to the site of the repaired AVF. We describe here a patient who developed, after long-lasting hemodialysis AVF, a pan-arterial dilatation with a large brachial artery aneurysm, which was successfully treated with a polytetrafluoroethylene bypass graft.

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  1. Department of Vascular Surgery, San Camillo Hospital, Rome, Italy

    Luciano Battaglia MD & Mario Battaglia MD

  2. I School of Vascular Surgery, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

    Federico Bucci MD & Adriano Reddler MD

  3. Via Prato della Signora 15, 00199, Rome, Italy

    Federico Bucci MD

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Battaglia, L., Bucci, F., Battaglia, M. et al. Late Occurrence of a Large Brachial Artery Aneurysm following Closure of a Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Fistula. Ann Vasc Surg 20, 533–535 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10016-006-9050-y

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