Assessment of vascular calcification with computed tomography and simple imaging tools.

adherence in our haemodialysis unit and similarly found that the duration of time these catheters were left in-situ was considerable, ranging from 1 to 10 years. Two of the catheters were removed under general anaesthetic by an experienced surgeon and the other catheters were ligated proximally and buried. With the increasing use of tunnelled haemodialysis catheters for long-term access in chronic haemodialysis, it is likely that this rare complication may become more prevalent. We are currently also considering prophylactic catheter exchange after 1 to 2 years, in order to try and prevent this complication.