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Central Venous Stenosis and Occlusion

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Central venous stenosis or occlusion is a common phenomenon that plagues patients on hemodialysis. The incidence of symptomatic central venous stenosis is estimated to be up to 20 % of hemodialysis patients. This chapter discusses central venous stenosis and the management of this disease.

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  1. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Andrew E. Leake

  2. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Ellen D. Dillavou

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  1. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Sherene Shalhub

  2. Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA

    Anahita Dua

  3. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery The University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Susanna Shin

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Leake, A.E., Dillavou, E.D. (2017). Central Venous Stenosis and Occlusion. In: Shalhub, S., Dua, A., Shin, S. (eds) Hemodialysis Access. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40061-7_31

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