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Carotid artery tortuosity may pose a problem during insertion of the tunneled catheter for hemodialysis
Author(s) -
Gołębiowski Tomasz,
Poznański Paweł,
Kusztal Mariusz,
Miś Marcin,
Szczurowska Agata,
Letachowicz Krzysztof,
Konieczny Andrzej,
Majchrzak Konrad,
Janczak Dariusz,
Krajewska Magdalena
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1111/aor.13817
Subject(s) - medicine , tortuosity , asymptomatic , catheter , surgery , carotid arteries , hemodialysis , hemodialysis catheter , abnormality , angiography , radiology , geotechnical engineering , psychiatry , porosity , engineering
Tortuosity of the carotid artery is usually an asymptomatic vascular abnormality and is discovered accidentally during cerebral angiography. These vascular changes may aggravate surgical procedures in the neck region. We described a technique of permanent catheter insertion in patients with renal graft failure in whom renal replacement therapy was necessary. Severe tortuosity of cervical arteries may make this procedure more difficult, necessitating a special technique, that is, full image monitoring.