Iatrogenic fistula between prosthetic haemodialysis access graft and autogenous vein: unusual cause of graft thrombosis.

Nephrol Dial Transplant

Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Gachon Medical School, Gil Medical Center, 1198 Kuwol-Dong, Namdong-Gu, Incheon 405-760, South Korea.

Published: October 2004

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