Occlusion of a Rapidly Expanding Hemodialysis Graft Pseudoaneurysm with Placement of a Stent Graft

ABSTRACT

We describe a 44-year-old man with end-stage renal disease who underwent insertion of a stent graft to repair a hemodialysis graft pseudoaneurysm. The indication for stent graft placement was an acute and rapidly enlarging intragraft pseudoaneurysm. The patient experienced no complications following the procedure, but he presented with two graft occlusions within the 2 months following the procedure.

KEYWORDS

Hemodialysis access - pseudoaneurysm - stent graft

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