Massive aneurysmal dilatation of a depopulated ureteric hemodialysis xenograft

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-5

  Smith, Matthew P Welberry ^a,b   Spark, James Ian ^a   Patel, Jai V ^a   Border, David J ^a   Oswal, Dilip ^a   Lewington, Andrew J P ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Bovine ureter; Vascular access; Xenograft

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RITUXIMAB;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COLLAGEN DEGRADATION; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; FUNGEMIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PERITONITIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; VASCULAR ACCESS; XENOGRAFT;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANIMALS; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; BIOPROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEINS; CATTLE; HUMANS; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; URETER;

EID: 59249099798     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2009.00349.x     Document Type: Article

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