Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in the treatment of stenosis of arteriovenous fistulae for hemodialysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Thrombosis following stenosis of arteriovenous fistulae resulting in the loss of vascular access for hemodialysis is an important complication in patients with chronic renal failure. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is being used more frequently in the treatment of stenosis aiming at increasing the patency of arteriovenous fistulae.</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>To evaluate the primary patency of arteriovenous fistulae following percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.</p> <p>Patients and method</p> <p>Patients submitted to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in the Angiology service of Hospital de Base in 2004 were analyzed over an average follow-up of 10 months (2 to 16 months).</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A total of 22 angioplasties were performed in 20 fistulae of 19 patients. Of the 19 patients, one did not complete follow-up and one presented with a rupture of the fistulae. The following complications occurred in the remaining 18 fistulae, three deaths with two fistulae patent until death; one exeresis of prosthesis due to infection (53 days after the procedure); two thromboses (3 and 49 days after the procedure) and four restenosis (3 were submitted to a second angioplasty and one treated surgically). At the end of the follow-up, 11 fistulae (55%) were patent and with a flow rate in hemodialysis > 300 mL/min. Primary patency was 82.4% over three months; 81.2% over six months; 54.5% over 9 months and 50% over 1 year.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty is an efficacious method for the correction of stenosis of arteriovenous fistulae for hemodialysis, prolonging the patency of the fistula and enabling new interventions.</p

Tratamento endovascular de aneurisma de ilíaca roto: relato de caso Endovascular treatment of a ruptured iliac aneurysm: case report

A taxa de mortalidade cirúrgica do aneurisma de ilíaca roto é similar à do aneurisma de aorta abdominal roto, devido à sua localização profunda na pelve, dificuldade de exposição distal da ilíaca decorrente do hematoma, bridas devido a laparotomia prévia e proximidade com ureter e estruturas venosas. O objetivo do presente estudo é enfatizar o procedimento endovascular como mais uma opção na correção dessas lesões. Relata-se o caso de um paciente de 60 anos de idade, submetido a derivação com enxerto aorto-biilíaco prévio com prótese há 5 anos, por aneurisma de aorta abdominal infra-renal, apresentando rotura de aneurisma em segmento remanescente da ilíaca comum esquerda. Estava hemodinamicamente estável após ressuscitação com fluidos e foi submetido ao tratamento endovascular de urgência, com a exclusão do aneurisma e ausência de vazamentos.The surgical mortality rate of ruptured iliac aneurysms is similar to ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in terms of their location deep in the pelvis, difficult access to the distal iliac artery due to hematoma, adherences due to prior laparotomy and proximity of the ureter and venous structures. This study aims at highlighting the endovascular procedure as an alternative in the correction of this lesion. We report the case of a patient submitted to aortobiiliac prosthetic graft due to infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm 5 years ago, who presented with a ruptured aneurysm in the remaining segment of the left common iliac artery. The patient was hemodynamically stable after fluid replacement therapy and was submitted to urgent endovascular treatment. The treatment resulted in the exclusion of the aneurysm without endoleaks

Embolization of splenic artery aneurysm associated with gastrointestinal bleeding: case report

The splenic artery is the visceral vessel that is most often affected by aneurysmal disease. Occasionally, gastrointestinal bleeding may signify that the aneurysm is in communication with the digestive tract. We report on the case of a 64-year-old multiparous patient with intermittent digestive bleeding caused by a splenic artery aneurysm who was successfully treated with endovascular embolization