Iatrogenic arteriovenous fistula in the hand: a case report.

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, McGill University, McGill University Health Center, 687 Pine Avenue, Room A3.25, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1A1, Canada.

Published: December 2012

Peripheral intravenous cannulation is widely used in medicine. Arteriovenous fistulas are rare complications but their occurrence has never been reported in the hands. We report on a young patient who developed a high flow arteriovenous fistula on the dorsum of her hand two weeks after a failed peripheral intravenous cannulation attempt.

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