title: Strecker stent in stenotic hemodialysis Brescia-Cimino arteriovenous fistulas.
abstract: Flexible tantalum stents (Strecker) were used as an adjunct to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in the treatment of stenotic arterial or venous limbs of Brescia-Cimino hemodialysis fistulas. The diagnostic procedure was performed using retrograde fistulography. After PTA with unsatisfactory results, stents were placed in 5 patients with significant residual stenoses and poor fistula function. Within the mean follow-up period of 6.4 months (range 3-10 months) all fistulas were functioning. We conclude that Strecker stent is useful in the treatment of stenotic hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulas as an adjunct to PTA.
authors.affiliation: Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Institute of Radiology UMC Nis, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Petar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tomislav
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miodrag
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Snezana
mesh_terms: D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D015607:Stents; D013635:Tantalum; D013997:Time Factors; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D013635:Tantalum