Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty as best treatment in stenosis of vascular access for hemodialysis |
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Authors: | J C Rodriguez-Perez M Maynar A Rams C Plaza N Vega R Alamo R Reyes A Fernandez L Palop |
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Affiliation: | Nephrology Service, Hospital Ntra. Sra. del Pino, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. |
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Abstract: | We show the results of treatment with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty on 38 occasions for vascular access for hemodialysis. Our study includes 22 patients with A-V internal fistulas (Cimino type), 1 autologous saphenous vein shunt and 7 synthetic polytetrafluoro-ethylene shunts. Twenty patients have had a follow-up period over 24 months. Four patients required a second and 2 of them a third transluminal dilatation. Only on two occasions were complications related to the technique. The microscopic findings of the venous wall after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty are shown. |
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