Arteriovenous Fistula Occurring after Operation on Lumbar Intervertebral Disk. Alertness to this occasional complication of lumbar-disk surgery and knowledge of its repair are important since two ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new, minimally invasive system which uses radiofrequency energy instead of open surgery to create ...

Dural arteriovenous fistulas (DAVFs) are abnormal connections between arteries and veins within the covering of the brain (dura). Unlike brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), these abnormal vessel ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many variables make accurate prediction of hemodialysis start and AVF maturation nearly impossible. Several ...

In arteriovenous fistula surgery, patients treated with regional anesthesia may experience less pain and need fewer opioids than those treated with general anesthesia, according to an ongoing study by ...

Arteriovenous fistulas of the kidney are rare and are classified as acquired, idiopathic or arising in a congenital arteriovenous malformation. 1 In addition, with the more widespread use of ...

More information: Bart L. Dolmatch et al, A Society of Interventional Radiology Practice Guidance Document on Percutaneous Arteriovenous Fistulas for Dialysis Access, Journal of Vascular and ...

A 62-year-old housewife was admitted to the University Medical Service of the Kings County Hospital on November 26, 1954, because of anemia. On July 10 she had had an attack of melena for 8 days. She ...

Vascular neurosurgery is a subspecialty of neurosurgery. Neurosurgery refers to procedures of your brain, spine, spinal cord, and nerves (central nervous system). Vascular neurosurgeons specialize in ...

Repeated dialysis needling can cause painful aneurysmal fistulas that must be removed. A new, minimally invasive approach will decrease morbidity amonghemodialysis patients and help improve their ...

It is unclear what causes the formation of brain AVM; however, they are thought to form during brain development before birth or soon after birth during infancy. There are genetic conditions that lead ...