Embolisation of a bleeding iatrogenic arteriovenous fistula after paracentesis

BMJ Case Rep. 2009:2009:bcr06.2008.0167. doi: 10.1136/bcr.06.2008.0167. Epub 2009 Feb 23.

Abstract

A 48-year-old Caucasian male developed an iatrogenic arteriovenous fistula involving a branch of the circumflex iliac artery and an abdominal wall vein after undergoing paracentesis 3 months prior to his presentation. He presented to our emergency room with a large abdominal wall haematoma. The fistula that caused the haematoma was embolised with no further complication.