Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 127-133 , May 2006

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) and venous stenting in hemodialysis patients with vascular access-related venous stenosis or occlusion

  • Fotini P. Christidou

      Affiliations

    • Renal Unit, G. H. “G. Papanikolaou”, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Vasilios I. Kalpakidis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, G. H. “G. Papanikolaou”, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Kostas D. Iatrou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, G. H. “G. Papanikolaou”, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Ioannis A. Zervidis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, G. H. “G. Papanikolaou”, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Gerasimos I. Bamichas

      Affiliations

    • Renal Unit, G. H. “G. Papanikolaou”, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Lazaros C. Gionanlis

      Affiliations

    • Renal Unit, G. H. “G. Papanikolaou”, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Taisir A. Natse

      Affiliations

    • Renal Unit, G. H. “G. Papanikolaou”, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Kostas J. Sombolos

      Affiliations

    • Renal Unit, G. H. “G. Papanikolaou”, Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Nephrology Department – Renal Unit, G. H. “G. Papanikolaou”, Exohi – Thessaloniki, 570 10 Greece. Tel.: +30 2310 350640; fax: +30 2310 358481.

Received 19 January 2005 ,Accepted 22 April 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2005.04.006

Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 127-133 , May 2006

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