Management of dual traumatic arterial-venous fistula from a single shotgun injury: a case report and literature review.
Rakan Nasser EldineHassan DehainiJamal J HoballahFady Fayez HaddadPublished in: BMC surgery (2020)
Patients who sustain gunshot injuries with shrapnel or pellets and develop TAVF consequentially need to be followed up with the possibility of multiple AVFs in mind. Arterial duplex scan is highly sensitive to detect those AVFs, yet angiography remains gold standard, particularly with extensive metal artefacts. Endovascular repair, when feasible, should be considered first, unless the patient is unstable or has anatomical constraints that increase the risk of complications. Lastly, surgeons should be weary of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), the Branham effect and arterial aneurysmal dilation postoperatively.