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Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 185-188 |
Extending the longevity of a complicated arteriovenous fistula using endovascular intervention
B Pawar, K Fernandes, CT Sajiv
Department of Renal Medicine, Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Correspondence Address:
B Pawar Senior Specialist Renal Clinician, Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0871 Australia
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.132021
A brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula was complicated by a central venous stenosis, which could not be relieved. A cephalojugular bypass was performed using an interpositoned graft, which later developed tight stenoses at both ends of the graft. This was successfully treated with endovascular intervention, extending the longevity of the vascular access.
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