arteriovenous fistula

arteriovenous fistula
an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein

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  • Arteriovenous fistula — Infobox Disease Name = Arteriovenous fistula Caption = DiseasesDB = 32435 ICD10 = ICD10|I|28|0|i|26, ICD10|I|77|0|i|70 ICD9 = ICD9|414.19, ICD9|417.0, ICD9|447.0, ICD9|747.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 169… …   Wikipedia

  • arteriovenous fistula — ▪ pathology       abnormal direct opening between an artery and a vein; it sometimes results from accidental penetration wounds or from vascular disease, or it may be congenital in origin. As a result of the defect, the arterial blood is passed… …   Universalium

  • arteriovenous fistula — 1. a communication, sometimes congenital but often traumatic, between an artery and a nearby vein, so that blood flows directly into the vein (aneurysmal varix) or else is carried into the vein by a connecting sac (varicose aneurysm). 2. a… …   Medical dictionary

  • Dural arteriovenous fistula — Classification and external resources This dural arteriovenous fistula of the superior sagittal sinus drains into subarachnoid veins and is classified as Borden type IIIb. DiseasesDB …   Wikipedia

  • Fistula — Classification and external resources MeSH D005402 In medicine, a fistula (pl. fistulas or fistulae) is an abnormal[1] connection or passageway between two epithelium lined organs or vessels that …   Wikipedia

  • arteriovenous — adj. 1. connecting an artery to a vein. an arteriovenous fistula [WordNet 1.5] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coronary arteriovenous fistula — coronary artery fistula a congenital fistula between a coronary artery and a cardiac chamber, pulmonary trunk or vein, coronary sinus, or vena cava, particularly between the right artery and the right heart …   Medical dictionary

  • pulmonary arteriovenous fistula — a congenital fistula between the pulmonary arterial and venous systems, allowing unoxygenated blood to enter the systemic circulation …   Medical dictionary

  • fistula — An abnormal passage from one epithelial surface to another epithelial surface. [L. a pipe, a tube] abdominal f. a fistulous passage connecting one of the abdominal viscera …   Medical dictionary

  • Arteriovenous malformation — Infobox Disease Name = Arteriovenous malformation Caption = DiseasesDB = 15235 ICD10 = ICD10|Q|27|3|q|20, ICD10|Q|28|0|q|20, ICD10|Q|28|2|q|20 ICD9 = ICD9|747.6, ICD9|747.81 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000779 eMedicineSubj = search eMedicineTopic …   Wikipedia

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