Multiple cephalic vein aneurysms with calcification in a patient undergoing hemodialysis: An unusual entity

Peripheral venous aneurysms are a known complication following autogenous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for hemodialysis. We present a case of aneurysms involving the cephalic vein associated with calcification, a condition that, to the best of our knowledge, has not been reported earlier in the liter...

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Main Authors: Mukesh K Yadav, Anmol Bhatia, Sarbpreet Singh, Niranjan Khandelwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2015;volume=26;issue=3;spage=564;epage=566;aulast=Yadav
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Summary:Peripheral venous aneurysms are a known complication following autogenous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for hemodialysis. We present a case of aneurysms involving the cephalic vein associated with calcification, a condition that, to the best of our knowledge, has not been reported earlier in the literature.
ISSN:1319-2442