Percutaneous transhepatic hemodialysis catheters in chronic hemodialysis patients: technique, functional outcome, and complications from a large population study
Abstract Background Chronic renal failure is one of the main health problems in Egypt. Arterio-venous fistulas, grafts, as well as conventional sites for placement of the dialysis catheters are liable to thrombosis; stenosis, and occlusions, so alternative routes are considered as life-saving ways i...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-12-01
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Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-019-0074-z |