Epistaxis as a Rare Complication of Catheter-Related Central Venous Stenosis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 555-559

  Tsai, Jin Ju ^a   Hsia, Ching Chih ^a,b   Tsai, Dong Ming ^a   Chen, Wei Tsung ^a   Hsu, Yung Hsuen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

central venous stenosis; Epistaxis; hemodialysis; subclavian vein obstruction; tunneled cuffed catheter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EDEMA; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER THROMBOSIS; DIALYSIS CATHETER; EPISTAXIS; FACE EDEMA; FOLLOW UP; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTAL PHLEBOGRAPHY; VEIN OCCLUSION;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; EPISTAXIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN;

EID: 60149098473     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.08.025     Document Type: Article

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