Korean J Nephrol.
2010 May;29(3):407-410.
Arteriovenous Fistula Dysfunction due to Stent Fracture in the Cephalic Arch
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. cmckyo@catholic.ac.kr
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejon, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Stent placement is widely used for vascular access stenosis in hemodialysis patients as well as coronary artery stenosis. As its complication, stent fracture is not uncommon and causes restenosis after stent placement in coronary artery stenosis, but it has been rarely reported in venous stenosis of hemodialysis patients. Here we report a case of arteriovenous fistula dysfunction due to stent fracture in the cephalic arch of a hemodialysis patient.