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Table 1 Review of the literature on vertebral AVF caused by jugular catheter insertion

From: A case of vertebral arteriovenous fistula in a patient undergoing maintenance hemodialysis

Case no.

Sex

Age (years)

Clinical presentation

Cause

Side

Level

Treatment

Clinical outcome

Reference no.

1

F

72

Murmur

Jugular dialysis catheter

R

C5/6

coil

Asymptomatic

Present

2

M

53

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

R

C5/6

balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

3

3

M

34

Tinnitus

Jugular catheter

L

C5/6

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

3

4

M

71

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

L

C5

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

3

5

M

51

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

R

C6

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

3

6

F

66

Vertigo

Jugular catheter

R

C6

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

3

7

F

57

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

L

C6

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

3

8

M

68

Neurological

Jugular catheter

L

C6

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

3

9

F

35

Tinnitus

Jugular catheter

R

C5

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

2

10

M

37

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

R

C5/6

Abstention

Not occluded

2

11

M

38

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

R

C3

Surgical repair

Asymptomatic

2

12

M

45

Vertebral ischemia

Jugular catheter

R

C5/6

Surgical repair/balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

2

13

M

47

Tinnitus

Jugular catheter

R

C6

Abstention

Not occluded

2

14

M

49

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

R

C6

Abstention

Not occluded

2

15

M

51

Tinnitus

Jugular catheter

R

C6

Surgical repair/balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

2

16

M

53

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

R

C5/6

Surgical repair/balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

2

17

M

55

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

R

C5/6

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

2

18

F

56

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

R

C3

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

2

19

F

57

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

L

C5/6

Abstention

Asymptomatic

2

20

F

57

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

L

C6

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

2

21

F

61

Tinnitus

Jugular catheter

R

C5/6

Surgical repair/balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

2

22

M

61

Tinnitus

Jugular catheter

R

C6

Surgical repair

Asymptomatic

2

23

F

66

Vertebral ischemia

Jugular catheter

R

C6

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

2

24

M

70

Neurological

Jugular catheter

R

C5/6

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

2

25

M

71

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

L

C4/5

Balloon occlusion

Not occluded

2

26

F

77

Symptom-free

Jugular catheter

R

C6

Surgical repair

Asymptomatic

2

27

M

66

Murmur

Swan-Ganz’s catheter

R

 

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

8

28

F

11

Radiculopathy

Jugular catheter

R

C2–5

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

12

29

F

69

Murmur

Jugular catheter

R

Unknown

Surgical repair

Asymptomatic

13

30

M

72

Blood gas analysis consistent

with arterial blood

Jugular dialysis catheter

L

C5

Balloon occlusion

Asymptomatic

14

31

M

57

Murmur

Jugular catheter

R

Unknown

Surgical repair

Asymptomatic

23

32

F

42

Dizziness, nausea, headache

Jugular catheter

R

Unknown

Surgical repair

Asymptomatic

24