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Severe leg swelling following removal of a temporary femoral venous hemodialysis catheter
Author(s) -
Gunawardena Thilina,
Subramaniyam Prasath,
Cassim Rezni,
Wijeyaratne Mandika
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1111/sdi.12976
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , femoral vein , surgery , arteriovenous fistula , catheter , complication , hemodialysis catheter , central venous catheter , fistula , vein , radiology
Temporary central venous catheters are commonly used for patients who require emergency hemodialysis (HD). An arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is a rare complication of this procedure. In this case report, we present a patient who was diagnosed with an iatrogenic femoral AVF after cannulation of the right femoral vein with a temporary HD catheter.
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