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arteriovenous (AV) fistula
Any channel bypassing the normal capillary system connecting the arterial & venous sides of the circulation, spontaneously occuring including AV malformation.
Radiology:
- ultrasound of AV fistula
Complications:
- AV fistula thrombosis
Notes:
- also see arteriovenous shunt for surgically created arteriovenous fistula
Related
arteriovenous (AV) shunt
Specific
arteriovenous malformation (AVM)
spinal dural arteriovenous fistula
General
arterial fistula
venous fistula
anastomosis
abnormal morphologic structure (malformation)
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999