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We present a case of acute limb-threatening ischemia following contained rupture of a pseudoaneurysm at brachial arterio-venous fistula site. The rapid progression of the clinical ischemia with impending external rupture of the pseudoaneurysm made the presentation unique. Emergent salvage surgery was performed with autogenous saphenous vein reconstruction of the brachial artery. We believe that emergent surgery with autogenous reconstruction of the artery would give the best results considering the strong probability of infection as the etiology.
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Valooran, G.J., Nair, S.K., George, S. et al. Acute limb-threatening ischemia following rupture of a brachial A-V fistula pseudoaneurysm. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 32, 214–216 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-016-0441-6
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