Transposition of cephalic vein to rescue hemodialysis access arteriovenous fistula and treat symptomatic central venous obstruction

It is known that stenosis or central venous obstruction affects 20 to 50% of patients who undergo placement of catheters in central veins. For patients who are given hemodialysis via upper limbs, this problem causes debilitating symptoms and increases the risk of loss of hemodialysis access. We repo...

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Published in:Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
Main Authors: Felipe Jose Skupien, Ricardo Zanetti Gomes, Emerson Hideyoshi Shimada, Rafael Inacio Brandao, Suellen Vienscoski Skupien
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular 2014
Subjects:
Medicina
venous bypass
exotic vein graft
venous transposition
Arteriovenous fistula
central venous obstruction
Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=245030640013
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