Severe Skin Ulcer on the Hand Caused by Hemodialysis Shunt-related Venous Hypertension That Required a Skin Graft

Summary:. In dialysis patients, peripheral venous hypertension–induced hand ulcers are rare. We report a case in which a severe hand ulcer was treated with skin grafting after shunt ligation. The patient was a 60-year-old woman who been undergoing dialysis for 13 years. Twelve years ago, a shunt was...

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Main Authors: Masamitsu Kuwahara, MD, PhD, Tatsuo Yoneda, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-06-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002917