Outcome of Kidney Allografts in Recipients With a Femoral Arteriovenous Fistula: Report of Two Cases
Two patients, who were on hemodialysis over a femoral arteriovenous fistula, were transplanted in our center. Despite adequate blood pressure, perfusion of the renal allograft remained poor after completion of the vascular anastomoses.
Denise M.D. Özdemir-van Brunschot +3 more
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Waiting for Attention and Care: Birthing Accounts of Women in Rural Tanzania who Developed Obstetric Fistula as an Outcome of Labour. [PDF]
\ud Obstetric fistula is a physically and socially disabling obstetric complication that affects about 3,000 women in Tanzania every year. The fistula, an opening that forms between the vagina and the bladder and/or the rectum, is most frequently caused ...
Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg +14 more
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Endovascular Treatment of a Systemic-to-Pulmonary Artery Fistula: A Case Report
Systemic-to-pulmonary artery fistulas are rare. This condition may be congenital, post-traumatic, or post-inflammatory and can cause infection, hemorrhage, or pulmonary hypertension. Here, we report a case of an intercostal-to-pulmonary artery fistula,
Eunbyul Lee +3 more
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The Snuffbox Arteriovenous Fistula for Vascular Access
to determine the applicability, patency rates and factors influencing patency of snuffbox arteriovenous fistulae for haemodialysis access.retrospective non-randomised study.patency was determined by reference to an ongoing database and dialysis records of 645 vascular access procedures between 1985 and 1997, including 210 snuffbox fistulae in 201 ...
Wolowczyk, L. +3 more
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"I am nothing": experiences of loss among women suffering from severe birth injuries in Tanzania. [PDF]
\ud Despite the increased attention on maternal mortality during recent decades, which has resulted in maternal health being defined as a Millennium Development Goal (MDG), the disability and suffering from obstetric fistula remains a neglected issue in ...
Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg +14 more
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Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm with pulmonary embolism and without an aortocaval fistula [PDF]
In this report, we presented a case of a patient with a rupturedabdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) accompanied by pulmonaryembolism but without an aortocaval fistula, which has not beenreported so far.
Duško Kardum +4 more
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Strategy for the Maximal Use of Native Arteriovenous Fistulae for Hemodialysis
The long-term survival and quality of life of patients on hemodialysis is dependant on the adequacy of dialysis via an appropriately placed vascular access.
Marko Malovrh
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Early pathohistological changes in dysfunction of arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis [PDF]
Background. In hemodialysis patients the most common cause of vascular access failure is neointimal hyperplasia of vascular smooth muscle cells at the venous anastomosis of arteriovenous fistulas. Case report.
Stolić Radojica +3 more
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Novel Endovascular Techniques for Dialysis Access-Associated Steal Syndrome (DASS)
End-stage renal disease patients with arteriovenous fistula (AVF) encounter many vascular risks related to reduced or increased arteriovenous fistula flow. Dialysis access-associated steal syndrome is one of the devastating complications that may lead to
AlShammeri Owayed +5 more
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EFFECT OF HEPARIN ON THE PATENCY OF ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA [PDF]
Patients with end stage renal disease need a good vascular access for hemodialysis. Arteriovenous fistula is the method of choice for vascular access in these patients. However, failure of arteriovenous fistula due to thrombosis is a major problem.
H Ravari +3 more
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