Esophageal varices as a rare complication of central venous dialysis tunneled cuffed catheter.
Long-term complications of tunneled cuffed catheters include infection and catheter and venous thrombosis. We present a case of a central venous dialysis tunneled cuffed catheter complicated with esophageal varices resulting from superior vena cava obstruction.
Hsu
Yung-Hsuen
YH
Department of Nephrology, Taipei Municipal Jen Ai Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Yang
Min-Ta
MT
Hsia
Ching-Chih
CC
Tsai
Dong-Ming
DM
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology