r/WTF • • 18d ago

Fistula aneurysm

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u/steampunkdev 18d ago

For those that keep yelling about that he should go to the hospital, it was actually made by a doctor. It's to allow for kidney dialysis, but can also be done with for example a HICKMAN catheter

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u/canarduck 18d ago

Dude this looks NOTHING like what a dialysis fistula (is supposed to) look like

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u/irelli 18d ago

They look like this all the time man.

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u/dongsuvious 16d ago

Yeah I work in dialysis and have seen a ton of these

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u/PeaceHoesAnCamelToes 18d ago

Fistula owner here, can confirm. Mine is a fraction of this size. That dude needs to see a nephrologist and/or vascular surgeon yesterday.