Introduction:

exhausted vascular access in chronic renal disease patients represents a significant issue for national health systems all around. It is fundamentally worse for those patients who have already surpassed or have no indication for other methods (renal transplant, peritoneal dilalysis). Different alternatives are assessed for each of these patients according to individual history.

Case report:

we assess the case of a 37 year old female patient with end-stage renal disease secondary to focal esclerohialinosis. Said patient has exhausted vascular access, as a consult for infected Splithcath III® (MedComp) for retrieval. Two simple 6Fr standard venous catheters were placed instead through the left jugular vein, with their tips in the left innominate vein lumen for a fail in mor central navigation. Patient concomitantly presented right jugular, subclavian and innominate veins obstructed, treated with a Palmaz® (Genesis Medical Group) metallic stent prior to right arteriovenous graft confection. That stent was across the lumen of the superior vena Cava. We opted for the implantation of a long-lasting dialysis catheter through the cells of the mentioned stent, which was successful despite complicaciones (superior vena cava syndrome).

Discussion:

the most relevant topic of this case is the trans-stent cell implant of dialysis catheters. Research finds evidence only of transluminal stent çcentral vein catheters implanted. We believe it constitutes a valid alternative in special cases such as the one being exposed.

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