Pitfall in pediatric dialysis: Malposition of a dialysis catheter mimicking azygos continuation syndrome

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 302-304

  Demant, Andre Werner ^a   Rattunde, H ^a   Abderhalden, S ^a   Von Vigier, R ^a   Wolf, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Azygos continuation syndrome; Catheter malposition; Pediatric dialysis

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AZYGOS CONTINUATION SYNDROME; AZYGOS VEIN; CASE REPORT; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS CATHETER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; GRAFT FAILURE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN DILATATION; VEIN MALFORMATION;

EID: 39449129906     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980700800414     Document Type: Article

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