Dialysis access
Keep your lifeline working.
Fistulas, grafts and catheters checked, opened and placed quickly, so you miss as little dialysis as possible.
- Same-day declots
- Fistulograms
- Catheters and PD
On imagingChest X-ray showing a tunneled dialysis catheter with its tip near the heart.
Conditions and treatments
Each page explains what is happening in your body, your options, what the procedure is like and how recovery goes.
Understanding your access
Procedures
Fistulogram
An X-ray study that finds and opens narrowings in a fistula or graft, in one visit.
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Tunneled dialysis catheters
A soft tube in the chest that allows hemodialysis the same day it is placed.
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Peritoneal dialysis catheters
A soft belly tube for home dialysis, placed through a small puncture.
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Clotted dialysis access (declot)
Remove a clot from a fistula or graft and get back to dialysis quickly.
Learn more →Videos
Short, plain-language videos on the conditions and procedures we treat, made for patients and families.
Common Dialysis Access Problems Explained: Catheter, Fistula, & Graft
Peritoneal Dialysis Explained: Pros, Cons & How It Works | Dr. Fabio Komlos
3:23
Dialysis Access — Hand Pain What You Should Know About Steal Syndrome
2:54
Dialysis Access Explained What Are the Options?
4:18
What You Need to Know About Central Lines
23:01
Quick answers
Under a minute each
Fabio Komlos, MD
“I would rather spend ten minutes showing you your own images than ten seconds telling you not to worry.”
Dr. Fabio Komlos is an interventional radiologist: a doctor who treats disease from the inside, through a pinhole, guided by X-ray, ultrasound and CT. He reviews your scans himself, walks you through them, and performs your procedure.
Talk to us about your options
Request a consultation online, or call 650-404-8445, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. You can also ask your doctor to send a referral. We will review your imaging and help you decide whether a procedure makes sense.