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Arteriovenous Fistula
Researchers from University Hospital report details of new studies and findings in the area of arteriovenous fistula
March 24th, 2009
According to a study from Martin, Slovakia, "Partial nephrectomy can be associated with vascular complications." "Computed tomography (CT) with CT angiography is ideal for noninvasive imaging of this process. The treatment of choice is selective embolization," wrote K. Zelenak and colleagues, University Hospital. The researchers concluded: "Successful transcatheter embolization of right renal subsegmental artery pseudoaneurysm with arteriovenous fistula and extravasations using Onyx was performed in a 66-year-old woman with macrohematuria 12 days after partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma." Zelenak and colleagues published...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-03-24)
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