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Creating Radio-cephalic Arteriovenous Fistula in the Forearm with a Modified No-Touch Technique
Published on: April 1, 2022
Hematuria secondary to congenital arteriovenous fistula treated with embolization
Cristobal Moreno Alarcón1, Pedro López Cubillana, Antonio Capel Alemán
1Department of Urology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain. crismomed@gmail.com
Objective:
To report a rare case of hematuria caused by an arteriovenous fistula which may be a urological emergency.
Methods:
We describe the medical history, physical examination, complementary tests performed and their results, as well as the treatment applied in an adolescent with hematuria.
Results:
Congenital arteriovenous fistula was diagnosed and treated by percutaneous embolization with immediate stop of hematuria.
Conclusion:
Non-traumatic renal arteriovenous fistulae are rare, even more if they present with gross hematuria. We present a case of a life-threatening emergency caused by one of them the treatment of which was possible by embolization, avoiding surgery.
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