Nephrol Dial Transplant (2000) 15: 244-245
© 2000 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association
Technical Reports
The deep circumflex iliac vein for secondary central venous access and haemodialysis
Department of Surgery, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
Correspondence and offprint requests to: Mr Steven White, MD FRCS, Department of Surgery, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK.
Keywords: haemodialysis; iliac; renal transplantation; vascular access; vein
Introduction
Achieving adequate vascular access is a major impediment to the long-term success of haemodialysis. Central venous cannulation has proven to be one of the more efficient methods either via the internal jugular or subclavian vein. Unfortunately, the latter route is prone to a high incidence of failure because of stenosis or thrombosis and in particular may prohibit the subsequent creation of an arteriovenous fistula in the
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