Congenital Heart Disease Center, Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital, Wuhan, China
Case Report
Balloon-Assisted Occlusion for Surgical Repairment of Iatrogenic Subclavian Artery-Internal Jugular Vein Fistula
Author(s): Qunshan Shen, Jing Jin, Jiajia Lu, Gangcheng Zhang* and Xuan Zheng*
Central Vein Catheterization (CVC) is a safe procedure with occasional complications. Iatrogenic arteriovenous
fistula may happen during CVC, among which subclavian artery-internal jugular vein fistula is extremely rare. The
clinical presentations vary from asymptomatic to heart failure. Surgical repairment can be challenging due to the
anatomic obstacle and high risk of bleeding. Here we present a case report of iatrogenic subclavian artery-internal
jugular vein fistula in a young woman who received successfully surgical repairment with balloon-assisted occlusion. .. View more»