Journals / İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi / 2026 / Cilt: 87 Sayı: 1

DIAGNOSIS AND ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF AN ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA IN THE BREAST

Rana Günöz Cömert(İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Division of Breast İmaging)0000-0003-3084-8232
Mehmet Semih Çakır(İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology)0000-0002-7072-5985
Ravza Sümeyye Yılmaz(İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Division of Breast İmaging)0000-0001-8661-6751
Selman Emiroğlu(İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Division of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery)0000-0001-9333-6926
Bülent Acunaş(İstanbul University, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology)0000-0003-4695-6043
Pages
95–100
Publication Date
2024-01-29
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Digital angiography is both the gold standard in diagnosis and can be used for endovascular treatment in suitable cases.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) are abnormal connections between the arteries and veins in the absence of normal capillaries.
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Key Findings & Data:A 91-year-old female patient was diagnosed with AVF in the right breast via radiological imaging findings and underwent endovascular treatment.
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Conclusion & Impact:Digital angiography is both the gold standard in diagnosis and can be used for endovascular treatment in suitable cases.
🔬Design:Olgu Sunumu
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Meme · arteriyovenöz fistül · Doppler ultrason

Abstract

Arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) are abnormal connections between the arteries and veins in the absence of normal capillaries. The etiology of AVFs includes surgical planning for hemodialysis, congenital/syndrome related conditions, malignancy and trauma, and iatrogenic complications. Breast AVFs are rare, and most of those reported in the literature are biopsy-related acquired cases. A 91-year-old female patient was diagnosed with AVF in the right breast via radiological imaging findings and underwent endovascular treatment. The AVF could not be associated with any acquired etiology. Doppler ultrasonography and MDCTA-MRA are guides for the diagnosis of AVF. Digital angiography is both the gold standard in diagnosis and can be used for endovascular treatment in suitable cases.

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Arteriyovenöz fistüller (AVF), arterler ve venler arasında normal kapiller vasküler sistemin olmadığı anormal bağlantılardır. AVF'lerin etiyolojisinde hemodiyaliz için cerrahi planlama, konjenital/sendrom ilişkili durumlar, malignite ve travma ve iatrojenik komplikasyonlar bulunmaktadır. Meme AVF'leri nadirdir ve literatürde bildirilenlerin çoğu biyopsi ile ilişkili edinsel vakalardır. Doksan bir yaşında kadın hastaya radyolojik görüntüleme bulguları ile sağ memede AVF tanısı konuldu ve endovasküler tedavi uygulandı. Olgumuzun anamnezinde AVF etyolojisi bulunamamıştır. Doppler ultrasonografi ve MDCTA-MRA AVF tanısında yol göstericidir. Dijital anjiyografi altın standarttır ve uygun olgularda endovasküler tedavi olanağı sağlamaktadır.

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Cömert, R. G., Çakır, M. S., Yılmaz, R. S., Emiroğlu, S., Acunaş, B. (2024). DIAGNOSIS AND ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF AN ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA IN THE BREAST. İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 87 Sayı: 1, 95–100. https://doi.org/10.26650/IUITFD.1320684

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