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Malfunctioning Hemodialysis Access: Diagnosis and Percutaneous Treatment

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Malfunction of hemodialysis access is a frequent problem in hemodialysis patients and requires an adequate diagnostic and therapeutic approach thus making percutaneous interventions a technique of growing importance for interventional radiologists

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Vorwerk, D., Günther, R.W., Sieberth, HG. (1996). Malfunctioning Hemodialysis Access: Diagnosis and Percutaneous Treatment. In: Jacobs, C., Kjellstrand, C.M., Koch, K.M., Winchester, J.F. (eds) Replacement of Renal Function by Dialysis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-36947-1_12

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