Central Vein Obstruction in Vascular Access

Accepted 26 April 2006. published online 08 June 2006.

Central venous obstruction has become a major problem because of the frequent need for central venous catheters in haemodialysis patients. This article discusses the epidemiology and clinical features of central venous obstruction and the different surgical and interventional alternatives for its treatment.

Keywords: Central vein obstruction, Haemodialysis, Review, Interventional therapy, Veno-venous bypass

Department of Vascular Surgery, Kreiskrankenhaus Rastatt, Engelstraße 39, D-76437, Germany

Corresponding author. Dr med. Volker Mickley, Department of Vascular Surgery, Kreiskrankenhaus Rastatt, Engelstraße 39, D-76437 Rastatt, Germany.

Update on Renal Access and Transplantation — one of a series of educational articles edited by Mr Christopher Gibbons, Swansea, UK.

PII: S1078-5884(06)00213-9

doi:10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.04.011

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