Comparison of Clinical Effectiveness between Surgical and Endovascular Treatment for Thrombotic Obstruction in Hemodialysis Access

Abstract

A surgical approach may cause difficulty in creating a new VA, because useful access vessels are limited. Our results indicate surgical balloon-angioplasty and ET provide the same patency. ET is less invasive and can be repeated, which makes it beneficial for the patients. We concluded ET could be considered as the first-line treatment for thrombotic complications.