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. 2022 Mar;13(2):248-251.
doi: 10.1177/21501351211010133. Epub 2021 Jul 25.

Covered Stent Placement for Subclavian Vein Stenosis Associated With Basilic Arteriovenous Fistula

Diana M Torpoco Rivera  1 , Rachel Taylor  1   2 , Andrew Fox  1 , Thomas J Forbes  1   2 , Daisuke Kobayashi  1   2
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Covered Stent Placement for Subclavian Vein Stenosis Associated With Basilic Arteriovenous Fistula

Diana M Torpoco Rivera et al. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation is used to palliate complex cyanotic heart diseases. We report an adult patient with AVF creation who subsequently developed severe left subclavian vein stenosis, causing significant left arm swelling. Covered stent placement successfully treated the venous stenosis, resulting in the normalization of his left arm swelling.

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