Percutaneous balloon occlusion of surgical arteriovenous fistulae following venous thrombectomy.

We describe a percutaneous method of balloon occlusion of surgically created femoral arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) after thrombectomy for acute iliofemoral venous thrombosis. The technique was successful in permanent obliteration of the AVF in 25 of 27 patients. Complications were few, minor, and limited to the developmental period of the procedure. No patient required surgical intervention. The procedure provides an opportunity to angiographically evaluate the results of previous thrombectomy.