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Case Reports
. 2004 Feb;43(2):e20-4.
doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2003.10.026.

Esophageal varices as a rare complication of central venous dialysis tunneled cuffed catheter

Yung-Hsuen Hsu  1 , Min-Ta Yang, Ching-Chih Hsia, Dong-Ming Tsai
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Esophageal varices as a rare complication of central venous dialysis tunneled cuffed catheter

Yung-Hsuen Hsu et al. Am J Kidney Dis. 2004 Feb.

Abstract

Long-term complications of tunneled cuffed catheters include infection and catheter and venous thrombosis. We present a case of a central venous dialysis tunneled cuffed catheter complicated with esophageal varices resulting from superior vena cava obstruction.

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