Successful hemodialysis catheter placement into a stenosed femoral vein using balloon dilation for central venous access.

Koichi Saiki, Takuro Fujita, Yoshihiro Toyama, Tomoko Yokoyama, Masahito Yamanaka

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Koichi SaikiDepartment of Nephrology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan.

Takuro FujitaDepartment of Nephrology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan.

Yoshihiro ToyamaDepartment of Radiology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan.

Tomoko YokoyamaDepartment of Nephrology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan.

Masahito YamanakaDepartment of Urology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan.

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Abstract

A 67-year-old woman with end-stage renal failure due to immunoglobulin A nephropathy had undergone hemodialysis for 20 years. The patient was dependent on catheterized dialysis and underwent 13 central venous catheter changes. A GlidePath catheter (Bard Medical, Georgia, USA) was placed in the right femoral vein and removed because of infection. There was no alternative but to implant the central venous catheter at the same site. Computed tomography revealed stenosis of the right external iliac vein. Therefore, balloon dilation with a Mustang balloon (5.0 mm) (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA) was performed before central venous catheter implantation. The number of patients undergoing dialysis who require vascular access catheters is expected to increase because of the aging population and extended duration of dialysis treatments. Balloon dilation prior to catheter placement is effective in patients with vascular stenosis.

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Central venous catheterCentral venous stenosisExternal iliac veinHemodialysisVascular access

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PMID40502647

DOI10.1016/j.radcr.2025.04.119

PMCPMC12158515

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