Chapter 26
Systemic Arteriovenous Fistula
Ahmad I. Alomari MD, MSc, FSIR,
Ahmad I. Alomari MD, MSc, FSIR
Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology and Vascular Anomalies Center, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAhmad I. Alomari MD, MSc, FSIR,
Ahmad I. Alomari MD, MSc, FSIR
Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology and Vascular Anomalies Center, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):James H. Moller MD,
Julien I. E. Hoffman MD, FRCP,
James H. Moller MD
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJulien I. E. Hoffman MD, FRCP
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 13 January 2012
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction and background
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Incidence
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Etiology and genetics
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Pathologic anatomy
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Pathophysiology
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Anatomic locations of AVFS
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Clinical features and natural history of AVFs
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Diagnostic imaging
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Management
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