An arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between an artery and a vein. It may be congenital, surgically created to provide vascular access for hemodialysis treatments, or acquired through a pathologic process such as trauma or the erosion of an arterial aneurysm.
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Arteriovenous fistula (Wikipedia)
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An arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between an artery and a vein.
In Group: Dialysis and Renal Replacement Therapy, Introduction, sentence 2
It may be congenital, surgically created for hemodialysis treatments, or acquired due to pathologic process, such as trauma or erosion of an arterial aneurysm.
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