title: [Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy with arrow-trerotola device inpatients with thrombosed graft fistula].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the safety and efficacy of the Arrow-Trerotola percutaneous thrombectomy device in the treatment of thrombosed hemodialysis access grafts in dialysis patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten patients with graft fistula occlusion underwent mechanical thrombectomy with Arrow-Trerotola percutaneous thrombectomy device. Thirteen thrombectomy procedures were performed in ten patients. Technical success, complications, primary and secondary patency rates were noted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The technical success rate was 84% (11 of 13 procedures). There were no major complications. The mean follow-up period was 8.5 months. The graft fistula are still functional in seven patients. In 3 of 7 patients, additional procedures were needed for patency. The 3-month primary and secondary patency rates were 66% and 77% respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy with the Arrow-Trerotola device is an effective method for the treatment of the thrombosed hemodialysis grafts.
authors.affiliation: Başkent Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Radyoloji Anabilim Dali, Ankara.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Firat
authors.forename: Cüneyt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aytekin
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boyvat
authors.forename: Remzi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Emiroğlu
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haberal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome