title: Successful tunneled catheter placement in a hemodialysis patient with idiopathic multiple central venous stenoses.
abstract: Central venous stenosis (CVS) in hemodialysis patients could be secondary to central venous catheterization, high flow arteriovenous fistula, as well as extrinsic compression. However, we report a senile hemodialysis patient of left internal jugular vein stenosis and right innominate vein occlusion unrelated to any known risk factors. Aided by computed tomography and digital subtraction angiography, we managed to dilate the stenosis by percutaneous balloon angioplasty, followed by successful tunneled catheter placement. Nephrologists should be aware of idiopathic CVS and its impact on the creation and preservation of vascular access. When confronted with difficulties in catheter placement, practitioners need to consider the possibilities of idiopathic CVS and refer to radiological tests.
authors.affiliation: West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Yuliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Tianlei
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: C481351:BOLL protein, human; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins
keywords: Idiopathic central venous stenosis; angioplasty; hemodialysis; tunneled catheter