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Creating Radio-cephalic Arteriovenous Fistula in the Forearm with a Modified No-Touch Technique
Published on: April 1, 2022
[Arteriovenous dysplasia of the hand. A case report and attempts at conservative therapy]
1Abteilung für Chirurgie der oberen Extremität mit Handchirurgie, Zentrum für Unfallchirurgie, Strassburg-Illkirch.
Abstract:
We present a 44-year old man with an hemorrhagic dorsal skin wound of the left ring finger, which after angiography led to the diagnosis of an arteriovenous dysplasia with fistulas involving the whole left forearm and hand. The local problem was successfully treated by surgical hemostasis and skin flaps, but the underlying vascular pathology seems to be untreatable. Compressive gloves as used in burn treatment are a simple help in this particular case.
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