Diagnostic imaging of and radiologic intervention for bovine ureter grafts used as a novel conduit for hemodialysis fistulas

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 641-646

  Warakaulle, Dinuke R ^a,b   Evans, Amlyn L ^a   Cornall, Alison J ^a   Darby, Christopher R ^a   Boardman, Philip ^a   Uberoi, Raman ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Fistulas; Hemodialysis; Interventional radiology; Renal disease; Venography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BOVINE URETER GRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAFT PATENCY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; POLITEF IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ANIMALS; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BIOPROSTHESIS; CATTLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RENAL DIALYSIS; URETER; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 33847215846     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.05.0780     Document Type: Review

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