Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery  2017;19(3):213-216

doi:10.7461/jcen.2017.19.3.213

Self-expandable Graft Stenting in an Iatrogenic Fistula between Common Carotid Artery and Internal Jugular Vein.

Sung Chul JIN 1 ; Dong Hyuk LEE ; Chae Wook HUH

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Keywords

Carotid-jugular; Fistula; Self-expandable; Grafted stent

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

A 47-year-old woman with stage IV chronic kidney disease developed a fistula between common carotid artery (CCA) and internal jugular vein (IJV) during central catheterization of the right IJV. The patient was treated with a self-expandable graft stent, which achieved successful closure of the carotid-jugular fistula. As demonstrated in our case, self-expandable graft stents could be a feasible treatment option for CCA-IJV fistulas without additional interventional procedures such as balloon angioplasty.