title: All That Glitters is Not Gold: All Unilateral Oedema is Not DVT.
abstract: Innominate vein stenosis or thrombotic occlusion can occur in dialysis patients. Central vein stenosis is a common problem in patients on dialysis. Placement of a central vein catheter for dialysis access increases the risk of central vein stenosis. Central vein stenosis sometimes can jeopardize the arteriovenous fistula and arteriovenous graft in the ipsilateral extremity unless recognized early and treated. We describe three patients with left innominate vein stenosis who were known case of chronic kidney disease on haemodialysis and had a left brachio-cephalic fistula and presented with unilateral facial and upper limb oedema.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University , Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Ashwal Adamane
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Jayaram
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University , Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Padmakumar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramachandran
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University , Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Devasiya
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University , Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Abdul Razak Uddina
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kumeri
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University , Manipal, Karnataka, India .
authors.forename: Umesh
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pai
keywords: Haemodialysis; Innominate vein stenosis; Percutaneous intervention