Management and endovascular therapy of ureteroarterial fistulas: experience from a single center and review of the literature

CVIR Endovascular - 2021
Björn Simon1, Jakob Neubauer1, Martin Schoenthaler2, Simon Hein2, Fabian Bamberg1, Lars Maruschke3
1Department of Radiology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
2Department of Urology, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
3Diagnostic Radiology, Pediatric Radiology and Interventional Radiology, St.-Josefs-Krankenhaus, Freiburg, Germany

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Abstract Background Ureteroarterial fistula (UAF) is a rare but potentially life threatening disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of endovascular therapy for UAF treatment. Methods This retrospective case series evaluates a single center experience of percutaneous stent graft (SG) angioplasty and/or coil embolization for UAF. Patient follow-up included technical and early clinical success, complications and revisional procedures. We also conducted a systematic review of the literature reporting on endovascular UAF management. Results We identified 17 UAF in 16 patients (12 male, 4 female, mean age 69.8 ± 11.3 years) who underwent endovascular UAF therapy at our tertiary hospital. All patients presented with hematuria. 5/17 (29.4%) presented with flank pain, in 7 (41.2%) cases patients were in hypovolemic shock. Risk factors of UAF included chronic indwelling ureteral stents in all fistulas, major pelvic surgery in 13 cases (76.5%). In 6 cases (35.3%) SG were placed from the common iliac artery (CIA) to the external iliac artery (EIA) following coil embolization of the proximal internal iliac artery (IIA). SG placement without previous coil embolization was performed in 10 fistulas (58.8%). In one case only coil embolization of the IIA was performed. Mean follow-up was 654 (range: 1–3269) days. All procedures were technically successful and no procedure related deaths occurred during follow-up. During the initial hospital stay hematuria disappeared in 14/17 cases (82.4%). Overall, four patients suffered recurrent hematuria, which in three cases resolved after a secondary intervention. One recurrent UAF related death occurred during follow-up 229 days after initial treatment. A total of 152 UAF cases were additionally analyzed from our systematic literature review: SG placement with or without embolization was performed in 140 cases (92.1%) while embolization alone was done in 12 cases (7.9%). Complications included UAF recurrence (18/152, 11.8%), SG thrombosis (7/140, 5%), and SG infections (5/140, 3.6%) with an overall complications rate of 13.8%. Five patients died due to UAF (3.3%). Conclusion Endovascular therapy offers high technical success rates and rapid bleeding control of UAF. Severe complications like SG occlusions or SG infections are rare but significant. Antibiotic treatment and single anti-platelet therapy improve SG durability as well as close and long follow-up to timely perform repeated endovascular or surgical treatment if necessary. Evidence-based medicine Level 4, case series.

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