title: Single-lumen tunneled catheter: An old but useful option.
abstract: We report a case of long-term uneventful catheter use in a patient with previous recurrent vascular access dysfunction and infection. A single-lumen tunneled catheter was inserted into the left internal jugular vein after a failed attempt of dual-lumen permanent catheter placement. The follow-up since device implantation has exceeded 5 years without any complications related to vascular access.
authors: Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors: Krzysztof
authors: K
authors: Letachowicz
authors: Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors: Tomasz
authors: T
authors: Gołębiowski
authors: Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors: Mariusz
authors: M
authors: Kusztal
authors: Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors: Waldemar
authors: W
authors: Letachowicz
authors: Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.|Faculty of Dentistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors: Wacław
authors: W
authors: Weyde
authors: Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors: Marian
authors: M
authors: Klinger
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: Hemodialysis; single lumen; tunneled catheter; vascular access