Laceration of the Iliac Vein in a Patient with a Femoral Catheter for Hemodialysis

Abstract

Although catheters are an ideal therapeutic treatment for all patients who need hemodialysis, their placement, use may be followed by certain complications. We present a case of iliac vein lacerations in the projection of the tip of a femoral catheter for hemodialysis in a 55-year-old patient.