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The long-term maintenance of haemodialysis access via funnelled lines or fistulas is challenging. The insertion of dialysis lines and the management of subsequent complications of these catheters by interventional radiology will be discussed. A range of endovascular techniques for the presentation of haemodialysis fistula access will also be reviewed.
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Asquith, J.R. (2012). Dialysis Access Management. In: Cowling, M. (eds) Vascular Interventional Radiology. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2012_567
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