Repair of Aneurysmal Arteriovenous Fistulae: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Autor: Adam Whitley, Peter Baláž, Slavomír Rokošný, Jan Bafrnec, Stephen O'Neill
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery. 59(4)
ISSN: 1532-2165
Popis: Objective Aneurysms arising from arteriovenous fistulae are a common finding among dialysed patients and pose a risk of acute bleeding. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the surgical options for the treatment of aneurysmal arteriovenous fistulae. Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis of articles published between January 1973 and March 2019 describing the surgical treatment of arteriovenous fistulae aneurysms. Results A total of 794 records were identified. After duplicate and low quality studies were removed, 72 full text articles were reviewed and from these 13 were included in the meta-analysis. The total number of patients was 597. Aneurysms were located in the upper arm in 289 (59%) cases and the smallest diameter of a treated aneurysm was 15 mm. The most frequent indication for treatment was bleeding prevention in 513 (86%) cases. Aneurysmorrhaphy was the surgical method of choice in all 13 studies. The pooled primary patency at 12 months was 82% (95% CI 69%–90%, 12 studies, I2 = 84%, p Conclusion Aneurysmorraphy of arteriovenous fistulae is a procedure with acceptable short and long term results, with a low complication and aneurysm recurrence rate.
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