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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr;25(2):E18-E21.
doi: 10.1111/hdi.12896. Epub 2020 Oct 15.

An easy way to remove a stuck hemodialysis catheter

Nurkay Katrancioglu  1 , Faruk Serhatlioglu  1 , Ozgur Katrancioglu  2
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Case Reports

An easy way to remove a stuck hemodialysis catheter

Nurkay Katrancioglu et al. Hemodial Int. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

The replacement of tunneled hemodialysis catheters (CVCs) is a common procedure. In some cases, the CVC cannot be removed from the central vein because of tight adhesions to the surrounding fibrin sheath. A tight fibrin sheath leads to firm adherence between the catheter and the central veins or right atrial wall. Such stuck catheters cannot be removed from the central vein using standard methods. We present here a case demonstrating the successful removal of such a stuck CVC using the reverse Seldinger method.

Keywords: Stuck catheter; access; complications.

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