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Strecker stent in stenotic hemodialysis Brescia-Cimino arteriovenous fistulas

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Flexible tantalum stents (Strecker) were used as an adjunct to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) in the treatment of stenotic arterial or venous limbs of Brescia-Cimino hemodialysis fistulas. The diagnostic procedure was performed using retrograde fistulography. After PTA with unsatisfactory results, stents were placed in 5 patients with significant residual stenoses and poor fistula function. Within the mean follow-up period of 6.4 months (range 3–10 months) all fistulas were functioning. We conclude that Strecker stent is useful in the treatment of stenotic hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulas as an adjunct to PTA.

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  1. Vascular and Interventional Radiology Department, Institute of Radiology UMC, Braće Taskovića 48, 18000, NIŠ, Yugoslavia

    Bošnjaković Petar, Ivković Tomislav, Ilić Miodrag & Aracki Snežana

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Petar, B., Tomislav, I., Miodrag, I. et al. Strecker stent in stenotic hemodialysis Brescia-Cimino arteriovenous fistulas. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 15, 217–220 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02733925

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