Dialysis catheter-induced superior vena cava syndrome and downhill esophageal varices

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 325-330

  Greenwell, M W ^a   Basye, S L ^a   Dhawan, S S ^a   Parks, F D ^b   Acchiardo, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous access; Central venous dialysis catheter; Endovascular stent; Esophageal varices; Superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARM EDEMA; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS CATHETER; DYSPNEA; ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES; FEMALE; GRAFT FAILURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; INDWELLING CATHETER; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MELENA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; STENT; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN SYNDROME; WEAKNESS;

EID: 34248329668     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CNP67325     Document Type: Article

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