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Scleroderma
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Nephrology
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End stage kidney disease
Would you avoid fistula placement in patients with ESKD secondary to scleroderma?
Answer from: at Community Practice
I do not have any direct experience with this, but I would be very reluctant to place a fistula in someone with scleroderma.
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