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Oct 2026
Cross-elbow stent placement for refractory arteriovenous fistula stenosis and chronic total occlusion in hemodialysis patients: a single-center retrospective cohort of 42 cases
Abstract Cross-elbow stent placement in hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) has been avoided due to risks of fracture, kinking, deformation, migration, and infection. However, elbow lesions may be refractory to angioplasty and progress to chronic total occlusion (CTO). We evaluated the safety, feasibility, and p...
Yi-Biao Huang, Lin-Nan Bai, Jun-Nan Wu et al.
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