conclusion for more precise prediction of successful aavf maturation after spta, short-term follow-up doppler ultrasonography (< 2 weeks) was useful. if the asr was < 0.7 or if residual stenosis was ≥ 30%, immediate repeat spta is recommended. results the technical and clinical success rates were both 94.9% (56/59); the mean asr was 0.84. an asr of ≥ 0.7 and no significant residual stenosis (< ...

A 48-year-old asian man was admitted to hospital for the consideration of hemodialysis (HD). An adequate site was decided on for the AVF after Doppler ultrasonography examination of radial artery and cephalic vein. The AVF was formed under local anaesthetic at his right wrist. When seen at the clinic appointment one month later, the AVF was not working. The subsequent Doppler ultrasonography ex...

Aim. For patients who have exhausted cephalic vein arteriovenous fistula (AVF) options, controversy exists on whether brachial-basilic AVF with transposition (BBTAVF) or a forearm arteriovenous graft (AVG) should be the next vascular access of choice. This study compared the outcomes of these two modalities. Methods. A retrospective study of 122 Asian multiethnic patients who underwent either a...

the knowledge of variations in the superficial veins is of clinical importance for the anatomist, radiologists, clinical practitioners and surgeons in order to plan about the operative procedures. usually cephalic vein drains into the axillary vein. in this case report study the left cephalic vein communicates with the left external jugular vein and made a common trunk at the superior surface o...

CEPHALIC version is the manipulation by which the presentation is altered to make the head lie over the brim of the pelvis. Most doctors are familiar with external cephalic version. Internal cephalic version is a bipolar version performed by the whole hand inserted through the cervix of the anethetized patient, aided by the other hand on the abdomen and this, to judge by current textbooks , is ...

INTRODUCTION The objective of this study is to test the null hypothesis that an S-shaped surgical incision versus conventional (straight) skin incision in the creation of autogenous radiocephalic arteriovenous fistulas (RCAVFs) have no impact on the primary end-point of primary functional maturation and secondary end points of stenosis and thrombosis. METHODS A prospective observational compa...