title: De novo placement of a tunneled dialysis catheter over a wire with the single-incision technique.
abstract: The authors describe a technique for the de novo placement of a tunneled dialysis catheter (TDC) over a wire. With use of a micropuncture needle bent into a C shape, the internal jugular vein was accessed under real-time ultrasonographic guidance from the expected catheter exit location in the deltopectoral fossa. The TDC was placed over the wire alone, without the use of a peel-away sheath. Twelve TDCs were successfully placed with this technique without any complications at an average follow-up of 2 months.
authors.affiliation: Section of Interventional Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 150 Bergen St, University Hts, Newark, NJ 07310, USA. Sohailcontractor@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sohail G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Contractor
authors.forename: Tej D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Phatak
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhagat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome