A Practical Approach for Diagnosis and Treatment of Central Venous Stenosis and Occlusion

Seminars in Vascular Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-194

  Altman, Sanford D ^a  

^a Open Access Vascular Access Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ANGIOPLASTY; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; GRAFT OCCLUSION, VASCULAR; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY;

EID: 34548647753     PISSN: 08957967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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