The technique of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) has become routinely used
in the management of hemodialysis access dysfunction. It is used for the management of …

Results There were 525 patients who underwent venographic vein mapping during the
study period, 27% of whom were referred before initiation of hemodialysis. The mean age …

The purpose of this review is to explore the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and
interventional treatment of central vein stenosis (CVS) that may result from central vein …

Background/Aims: symptomatic central venous obstruction (CVO) in dialysis patients with
arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) leads to significant morbidity and patient inconvenience. We …

Palmaz balloon-expandable stents were placed in 28 hypertensive patients with
atherosclerosis involving the ostia of the renal arteries. Stents were placed to treat elastic …

The failure of an autogenous or prosthetic arteriovenous hemodialysis access is usually
related to the failure of the venous outflow resulting from a stenosis somewhere in the …

Purpose A single-center randomized clinical trial was performed to compare
postinterventional primary patency rates achieved by cutting balloon angioplasty and high …

PURPOSE: To assess the efficacy of the cutting balloon as the primary tool in percutaneous
transluminal angioplasty of hemodialysis access stenoses. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A …

Use of the Strecker flexible balloon-expandable tantalum stent for treatment of renal artery
stenosis after failed angioplasty or transaortic thromboendarterectomy was evaluated in 10 …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the SMART stent for treating angioplasty-resistant hemodialysis
access venous stenoses. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study of 64 patients …