In contrast, with DVA, the wounds are limited to a small cut in the skin at the groin and at the malleolar level to facilitate the sheath introduction. Furthermore, it is relatively easy to perform ...

The venous sheath was then replaced by a bidirectionally steerable sheath, whereupon one end of the catheter system was successfully mobilized into the inferior vena cava with the angulated tip of ...

Chronic indwelling central venous catheters can result in formation of fibrin sheaths increasing risk ... Although transthoracic echocardiography was unremarkable, transoesophageal echocardiography ...

ohsu.edu Background Lumboperitoneal shunt (LPS), ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) and optic nerve sheath fenestration (ONSF) are accepted surgical therapies for medically refractory idiopathic ...

This approach can also be used when there is excessive venous scar or due to operator preference. A retrospective comparison of the femoral approach with laser sheath for extraction of older leads ...

Chronic indwelling central venous catheters can result in formation of fibrin sheaths increasing risk ... Although transthoracic echocardiography was unremarkable, transoesophageal echocardiography ...

Previous treatment modalities include medical management, therapeutic lumbar puncture and optic nerve sheath fenestration. They have proved to be effective but carry high rates of symptom recurrence ...

Therefore, the jugular vein is frequently used for venous access when short (< 5 days ... the CVC penetrates the vessel wall. The fibrin sheath formed at these sites can subsequently grow ...

Many centers, including our own, have started to offer venous sinus stenting to a select group of patients as an alternative to shunting, serial lumbar punctures, and optic nerve sheath fenestration.