Laceration of the Iliac Vein in a Patient with a Femoral Catheter for Hemodialysis

Although catheters are an ideal therapeutic treatment for all patients who need hemodialysis, their placement, use may be followed by certain complications. We present a case of iliac vein lacerations in the projection of the tip of a femoral catheter for hemodialysis in a 55-year-old patient.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stolic, Radojica V., Milojevic, Sanja P.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132835/