External beam radiation therapy to prevent anastomotic intimal hyperplasia in prosthetic arteriovenous fistulas: Results of a randomized trial

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-77

  Van Tongeren, Robert B ^a   Levendag, Peter C ^b   Coen, Veronique L ^b   Schmitz, Paul I ^b   Gescher, Frank M ^c   Vernhout, Rene M ^b   Wittens, Cees H ^d   Bruijninckx, Cornelis M ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous fistulas; Intimal hyperplasia; Radiotherapy; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STENOSIS;

EID: 0242289587     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(03)00233-0     Document Type: Article

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