Recanalization of thrombosed dialysis access with use of a rotating mini-pigtail catheter: Follow-up study

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 721-727

  Schmitz Rode, Thomas ^a   Wildberger, Joachim E ^a   Hübner, Dolores ^a   Wein, Berthold ^a   Schürmann, Karl ^a   Günther, Rolf W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catheters and catheterization, technology; Dialysis, shunts; Grafts,stenosis or thrembosis; Thrembectemy; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBUS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0034131033     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-0443(07)61630-3     Document Type: Article

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