Ultrasound assessment of upper limb arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital

Arteriovenous fistulas are created to serve as a vascular access in hemodialysis patients. Our study assessed the Doppler ultrasound characteristics of upper limb arteriovenous fistulas.

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Main Authors: Atanga Harvey Onana, Seme Ambroise, Mahamat Maimouna, Onana Yannick, Guegang Emilienne
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of Ultrasonography
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2024.0028
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spelling doaj-art-9da2b5e7cf6844e2b6c030445ebf74752025-01-07T07:56:28ZengSciendoJournal of Ultrasonography2451-070X2024-11-0124981510.15557/jou.2024.0028Ultrasound assessment of upper limb arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients at the Yaounde University Teaching HospitalAtanga Harvey Onana0Seme Ambroise1Mahamat Maimouna2Onana Yannick3Guegang Emilienne41Radiology Unit, Ngaoundere Regional Hospital, Ngaoundere, Cameroon2Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon3Internal Medicine and Subspecialties, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon4Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Garoua, Garoua, Cameroon2Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, CameroonArteriovenous fistulas are created to serve as a vascular access in hemodialysis patients. Our study assessed the Doppler ultrasound characteristics of upper limb arteriovenous fistulas.https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2024.0028stenosisfistulaarteriovenousflow volume
spellingShingle Atanga Harvey Onana
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Ultrasound assessment of upper limb arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital
Journal of Ultrasonography
stenosis
fistula
arteriovenous
flow volume
title Ultrasound assessment of upper limb arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital
title_full Ultrasound assessment of upper limb arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital
title_fullStr Ultrasound assessment of upper limb arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital
title_full_unstemmed Ultrasound assessment of upper limb arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital
title_short Ultrasound assessment of upper limb arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital
title_sort ultrasound assessment of upper limb arteriovenous fistulas in hemodialysis patients at the yaounde university teaching hospital
topic stenosis
fistula
arteriovenous
flow volume
url https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2024.0028
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