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Peripheral Stent Placement in Hemodialysis Grafts

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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the clinical outcome of peripheral stent placement after failed balloon angioplasty in patients with grafts who are on hemodialysis. We examined 30 Wallstents that were placed in 26 patients because balloon angioplasty failed or early restenosis (<3 months) occurred within 3 months. We retrospectively reviewed 267 consecutive balloon angioplasties performed in 71 patients with graft access between August 2000 and March 2007. Stent placements accounted for 30 (11.2%) of the 267 balloon angioplasties. The clinical success rate of stent placement was 93.3% (28 of 30 stent placements). The 3-, 6-, and 12-month primary patency rates were 73.3%, 39.3%, and 17.7%, respectively. The 1-, 2-, and 3-year secondary patency rates were 90.2%, 83.8%, and 83.8%, respectively. Primary patency was significantly prolonged by stent placement after early restenosis compared with previous balloon angioplasty alone (P = 0.0059). Primary patency after stent placement was significantly lower than after successful balloon angioplasty without indications for stent placement (P = 0.0279). Secondary patency rates did not significantly differ between stent placement and balloon angioplasty alone. The mean number of reinterventions required to maintain secondary patency after stent placement was significantly larger than that after balloon angioplasty alone (Mann–Whitney U test, P = 0.0419). We concluded that peripheral stent placement for graft access is effective for salvaging vascular access after failed balloon angioplasty and for prolonging patency in early restenosis after balloon angioplasty. However, reinterventions are required to maintain secondary patency after stent placement. Furthermore, peripheral stent placement for graft access cannot achieve the same primary patency as balloon angioplasty alone.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University, 2-3-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1192, Japan

    Shuji Kariya, Noboru Tanigawa, Hiroyuki Kojima, Atsushi Komemushi, Yuzo Shomura & Satoshi Sawada

  2. Department of Radiology, Ishikiriseiki Hospital, 18-28 Yayoi, Higashiosaka, Osaka, 579-8026, Japan

    Tomokuni Shiraishi

  3. Department of Urology, Ishikiriseiki Hospital, 18-28 Yayoi, Higashiosaka, Osaka, 579-8026, Japan

    Toshiaki Kawanaka

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Kariya, S., Tanigawa, N., Kojima, H. et al. Peripheral Stent Placement in Hemodialysis Grafts. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 32, 960–966 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-009-9580-0

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