Percutaneous, non-surgical placement of tunneled, cuffed, external jugular hemodialysis catheters: a case report.
The right internal jugular vein is widely accepted as the vessel of choice for placement of long-term central venous catheters for hemodialysis. As vascular access sites become progressively depleted, alternate anatomic locations for access must be sought. We describe a non-surgical (fluoroscopy assisted, percutaneous) technique for placement of external jugular, tunneled, cuffed hemodialysis catheters, and provide long-term blood flow and dialysis adequacy data for EJV catheters.
Yevzlin
A S
AS
Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA. asy@medicine.wisc.edu
Chan
M R
MR
Wolff
M R
MR
D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods*; D014654:Vascular Patency