Failure to place a tunneled hemodialysis catheter due to malformation of right internal jugular vein draining to subclavian vein
The right internal jugular vein (IJV) is an important access site for hemodialysis catheterization. Venous cannulation failure is usually caused by central venous stenosis and is rarely related to vessel malformation. We herein present a case of failure to place a tunneled hemodialysis catheter into...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Journal of International Medical Research |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060518766649 |