Open AccessAll That Glitters is Not Gold: All Unilateral Oedema is Not DVT
Author(s) -
Ashwal Adamane Jayaram,
Padmakumar Ramachandran,
Tom Devasiya,
Abdul Razak Uddina Kumeri,
Umesh Pai
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/19028.8168
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , arteriovenous fistula , dialysis , vein , fistula , surgery , occlusion , catheter , cephalic vein , radiology
Innominate vein stenosis or thrombotic occlusion can occur in dialysis patients. Central vein stenosis is a common problem in patients on dialysis. Placement of a central vein catheter for dialysis access increases the risk of central vein stenosis. Central vein stenosis sometimes can jeopardize the arteriovenous fistula and arteriovenous graft in the ipsilateral extremity unless recognized early and treated. We describe three patients with left innominate vein stenosis who were known case of chronic kidney disease on haemodialysis and had a left brachio-cephalic fistula and presented with unilateral facial and upper limb oedema.