[Arteriovenous fistula of the A. vertebralis after catheterization of V. jugularis interna (author's transl)].

The article reports on an arteriovenous fistula between the a. vertebralis and the v. vertebralis with blood flowing off via the v. vertebralis, v. cervicalis profunda and v. brachiocephalica. The fistula occurred after application of a central venous catheter to the v. jugularis interna.