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Arteriovenous fistula may be due to a vascular injury during various orthopedic surgeries. It may cause massive, unexpected bleeding during or following an operation or during rehabilitation. We report herein the case of a 48-year-old woman with a previous history of hip joint surgery due to congenital hip dislocation who experienced massive bleeding during a second operation. Postoperative pelvic angiography revealed large, complex arteriovenous fistulas with combined venous aneurysm. She was managed successfully by transarterial embolization.
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Chun, H.J., Osuga, K., Sugihara, E. et al. Transarterial embolization of large complex arteriovenous fistula associated with hip joint surgery. Jpn J Radiol 28, 489–492 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11604-010-0455-8
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