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Nephrol Dial Transplant (2001) 16: 1761-1762
© 2001 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association

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Long-term experience with Thomas shunt

Editor's note Please see also editorial note by Krönung pp. 1762–1763 and original article by Coronel et al. pp. 1845–1849

Jürgen Bommer

Medizinische Universitäts Klinik, Heidelberg, Germany

During the pioneer period of dialysis therapy led by Kolff, Alwall and others, vascular access was already a difficult problem. The bilateral puncture of the cubital veins did not allow for long-term chronic haemodialysis therapy. The double-lumen catheters recommended by Battezatti et al. in 1953 [1], and later by McIntosh et al. [2] in 1959, and Bisson et al. [3] in 1965, had to be installed by venous . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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