Neurosurgery · 1989 · 40 citations · 0 references
MedicineNeurosurgerySurgeryHemodialysisPeripheral Nerve SurgeryVascular SurgeryNerve Compression SyndromesRenal Vascular DiseaseBrachial Plexus Compression SyndromesCompressionNeurovascular Compression Syndrome
A rare neurovascular complication of a antebrachial arteriovenous fistula in a chronic hemodialysis patient is reported. A large brachial venous pseudoaneurysm caused median neuralgia by direct compression of the nerve. Surgical resection of the pseudoaneurysm resulted in complete relief of neuralgia.