SAT-051 DYSFUNCTION AUTOGENOUS HAEMODIALYSIS FISTULAS: CAUSES AND OUTCOMES AFTER FISTULOPLASTY: THE SARAWAK EXPERIENCE

Complications of Autogenous Arteriovenous Fistulas

Endoscopic nasopharyngectomy: the Sarawak experience.

Shifting the paradigm of treatment of a locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) from the non-surgical management to a surgical modality has always been a challenge. However, many studies on endoscopic nasopharyngectomy have proven it to be a reliable form of treatment with an excellent outcome. Since 2007, in Sarawak General Hospital, six cases of endoscopic nasopharyngectomy for local...

Endovascular treatment of immature, dysfunctional and thrombosed forearm autogenous ulnar-basilic and radial-basilic fistulas for haemodialysis.

BACKGROUND Forearm basilic fistulas are rarely used as vascular accesses for haemodialysis but they represent a valuable option when autogenous radial-cephalic fistulas cannot be performed. There is no information in the literature to date about the outcome of direct ulnar-basilic or transposed radial-basilic forearm autogenous fistulas after endovascular treatment of stenosis or thrombosis. ...

Prospective evaluation of failure modes in autogenous radiocephalic access for haemodialysis: good diagnostic tools are necessary for effective multimodal treatments and autogenous elbow fistulas

Sir, We were happy to read that Tordoir et al. [1] concluded that ‘‘an aggressive approach towards early interventional treatment of these non-functional AVFs (arteriovenous fistulas for dialysis) is worthwhile and leads to a considerable salvage rate’’. However, there are three major points of disagreement between the Dutch team and our experience concerning diagnostic, therapeutic and strateg...

Causes and predictors of mortality in biopsy-proven lupus nephritis: the Sarawak experience

Background Lupus nephritis (LN) is a serious manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus that can be fatal if left untreated. The causes and prognostic predictors of mortality in LN have been well studied in developed countries but evidence is lacking for developing countries. The objective of this study was to investigate the causes and predictors of mortality in a cohort of Malaysian patien...