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Training a Sophisticated Microsurgical Technique: Interposition of External Jugular Vein Graft in the Common Carotid Artery in Rats
Published on: November 11, 2012
Contralateral internal jugular vein interposition for salvage of a functioning arteriovenous fistula
J J Hoballah1, G M Eid, M M Nazzal
1Department of Surgery, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242-1086, USA.
Abstract:
Outflow obstruction in patients with hemodialysis access can cause venous hypertension and jeopardize the patency of the access site. Numerous surgical procedures have been described to decompress an occluded subclavian vein. In this report, we describe the use of the contralateral internal jugular vein as a bypass conduit to decompress an occluded brachiocephalic vein in a patient whose dialysis was dependent on this vein access.
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