title: Life-threatening post-thrombectomy hypotension due to residual complications from a translumbar catheter.
abstract: Translumbar catheters offer an alternative life-saving option in patients without conventional dialysis access, though their use and complication rates are poorly understood. We report the first case in the medical literature of a translumbar catheter inducing a central venous stenosis. This occult sequela converted what is usually a subclinical complication from an arteriovenous graft thrombectomy into a life-threatening one. This unusual clinical presentation highlights the need for clinicians to recognize the potential serious implications of translumbar catheter-induced occult central venous stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine , Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, IN 46202 , USA.
authors.forename: Allon N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology , Indiana University School of Medicine , Indianapolis, IN 46202 , USA.
authors.forename: Sabah D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Butty
keywords: arteriovenous graft; stenosis; thrombectomy; translumbar catheter