Treatment of inferior vena cava obstruction in hemodialysis patients using Wallstents: Early and intermediate results

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 125-128

  Chang, Thomas C ^a   Zaleski, George X ^a   Lin, Bruce H J ^a   Funaki, Brian ^b   Leef, Jeffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Hawaii Radiologic Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT;

EID: 0031859905     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.171.1.9648775     Document Type: Article

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