TY - JOUR
TI - Delayed presentation of ilio-iliac arteriovenous fistula following
laparoscopic cholecystectomy treated with percutaneous graft-covered
stent placement
AU - Karigiannis, M
AU - Pavlidis, G
AU - Papageorgiou, G
AU - Feretis, C and
AU - Stamou, KM
AU - Vlachopoulos, P
JO - JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES-PART A
PY - 2005
VL - 15
TODO - 4
SP - 411-414
PB - MARY ANN LIEBERT INC PUBL
SN - null
TODO - 10.1089/lap.2005.15.411
TODO - null
TODO - Major vascular injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy are rare,
usually readily apparent, and immediately treated. We report a case of
delayed presentation of a retroperitoneal vascular injury. The patient
presented with abdominal pain and increasing edema of the lower
extremities 1 year after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and was found to
have an ilio-iliac arteriovenous fistula. Endovascular treatment was
accomplished using a graft-covered polytetrafluoroethylene stent. The
patient remained free of symptoms at 1-year follow-up.
ER -