Research Article

Challenging, Safe, and Effective Use of External Iliac Vein for Insertion of Tunneled Cuffed Hemodialysis Catheters: A Single-Center Prospective Study

Figure 1

Right iliac approach of the tunneled cuffed catheter. (a) shows the position of catheter exit site below the umbilicus away from the groin making a low possibility of exit site infection. (b) Plain X-ray of the chest and abdomen shows the smooth curve of the tunnel, and the catheter tip is directed upward in the inferior vena cava till the cavo-atrial angle.