The Nephron journals/Nephron journals · 2008 · 12 citations · 0 references
MedicineNephrologySurgeryDialysisHemodialysisRenal Replacement TherapyAllograft ReconstructionChronic HemodialysisDialysis AccessDialysis Vascular AccessGraft SurvivalAllograft PreservationCirculationNative Vessel PreservationSuperficial Venous InsufficiencyVascular GraftingVein Graft AnastomosisVenous Bypass GraftingVenous Harvesting
A method is presented for providing a satisfactory fistula for chronic hemodialysis in patients with diseased or absent superficial venous systems. A preserved vein allograft is connected as bypass between the arterial and venous circulation. This graft is functioning after 9 months without complications.