Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3848545 | American Journal of Kidney Diseases | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Many of the tools used in interventional nephrology, such as glidewires and sheaths, are coated with a hydrophilic polymer to increase their lubricity; however, this polymer can shear off, which causes polymer embolization. We describe 3 cases in which polymer emboli were found on histopathologic examination in an arteriovenous graft, a transplanted kidney, and the myocardium. A review of the literature shows that although most of these phenomena are benign, in some patients, it may present with significant morbidity.
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Authors
Adrian MD, Nakul MD, Jon MD, James MD, Stephen MD, Kenneth MD,