Laceration of the Iliac Vein in a Patient with a Femoral Catheter for Hemodialysis

Although catheters are an ideal therapeutic treatment for all patients who need hemodialysis, their placement, use may be followed by certain complications. We present a case of iliac vein lacerations in the projection of the tip of a femoral catheter for hemodialysis in a 55-year-old patient.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Stolic, Radojica V., Milojevic, Sanja P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21761000
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/919858
Descripción
Sumario:Although catheters are an ideal therapeutic treatment for all patients who need hemodialysis, their placement, use may be followed by certain complications. We present a case of iliac vein lacerations in the projection of the tip of a femoral catheter for hemodialysis in a 55-year-old patient.

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