Prosthetic Graft Placement Using the Deep Forearm Veins in Hemodialysis Patients: A Preliminary Report

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When the superficial arm veins are not suitable for the creation of a conventional endogenous arteriovenous (A-V) fistula or the placement of a prosthetic graft in the forearm, the use of the deep forearm veins as an outflow system to construct an A-V graft access seems to be a reasonable alternative. Using this approach, we placed 6 prosthetic grafts in 6 hemodialysis patients in whom conventional methods had failed. Adequate functioning of this ‘deep vein’-type vascular access in these 6 patients has been maintained for 3, 6, 11, 15, 19 and 24 months, respectively, without complications or any need for further interventions. Only one graft failed after 6 months. Our preliminary results indicate that this technique can be used successfully when the superficial forearm veins have been exhausted, thus avoiding the use of upper-arm or axillary veins.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): NEF

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nephron

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1660-8151

Title: Nephron

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISSN (Print): 1660-8151

ISSN (Electronic): 2235-3186

Publication date Subscription-year: 2000

Publication date (Print): August 2000

Publication date (Electronic): 28 July 2000

Volume: 85

Issue: 4

Pages: 346-347

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^aSurgical Department of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, and ^bDepartment of Radiology and ^cRenal Unit, General Hospital ‘G. Papanikolaou’, Thessaloniki, Greece

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Publisher ID: 45685 Other ID: Nephron 2000;85:346–347

DOI: 10.1159/000045685

PubMed ID: 10940746

SO-VID: 0101b66e-390b-4e29-8df7-72a89b46de7d

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