Cyanoacrylate occlusion and resection of an arteriovenous fistula in a cat.

Arteriovenous fistula was diagnosed in a 6-year-old domestic shorthair cat 15 weeks after incurring a bite wound of the midportion of the right antebrachium. Arteriovenous shunting was confirmed by use of Doppler ultrasonography and nonselective fluoroscopic subtraction angiography Prior to resection, the fistula was embolized under fluoroscopic guidance with a mixture of cyanoacrylate glue and sterile iodinated contrast medium. Postoperative complications included pyrexia, local inflammation, and temporary neuropraxia. Cyanoacrylate embolization is a useful adjunct to surgical resection of peripheral arteriovenous fistulae.