Bilateral central vein stenosis in a dialysis patient with a pacemaker

• Main Authors: Yew, Kuan Leong, Steven, Anderson, Farah, Razali, Lim, Siong Hee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2013
• Subjects: RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43436/3/Bilateral%20central%20-%20Copy.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43436/; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0218492313491583; https://doi.org/10.1177/0218492313491583

Central vein stenosis is not uncommon in hemodialysis-dependent patients as a result of mechanical damage to the vessel walls from prior cannulation. It can cause ipsilateral upper limb swelling and pain, resulting in suboptimal hemodialysis. It is unfortunate for bilateral central vein stenosis to...