Central venous occlusion in hemodialysis access: Comparison between percutaneous transluminal angioplasty alone and nitinol or stainless-steel stent placement


Gur S., Oguzkurt L., Gedikoglu M.

DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL IMAGING, vol.100, no.9, pp.485-492, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the primary and secondary patency rates occlusion; of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) atone with those of metallic stent placement Angioplasty; in patients with hemodialysis access and central venous occlusion (CVO) and to compare the Hemodiatysis; respective effects of nitinol and stainless-steel stents on patency.