Hemodialysis reinitiation using a resurrected mummy fistula: a case report

Abstract Background Kidney allograft loss becomes an important cause of end-stage kidney disease and requires dialysis reinitiation. We report a case of a patient who restarted hemodialysis after his second kidney graft failure using a long-discarded autologous arteriovenous fistula. Case presentati...

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Main Authors: Ziming Wan, Qiquan Lai, Bo Tu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1089-9