Abstract
Purpose:
The retrospective evaluation is presented of 3 patients treated with endovascular embolization of arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) in the subclavian region.
Material and Methods:
Three patients, 2 women and one man, were treated endovascularly in local anesthesia using microcatheters and fibered platinum microcoils. Two patients were asymptomatic and one had unexplained chest pain.
Results:
All 3 AVFs were successfully occluded. One coil slipped through the fistula into the pulmonary circulation but caused no clinical sequelae.
Conclusion:
AVFs in the subclavian region can be treated by using microcatheters and fibered platinum microcoils.
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