BACKGROUND Hemodialysis used as renal replacement therapy requires a well-functioning vascular access. Arterio-venous fistula (AVF) created on the forearm is the best vascular access, but it also reveals numerous complications such as: lack of fistula maturation and hemodynamically significant stenoses. Many risk factors of fistula dysfunction are still not identified. MATERIAL/METHODS Radial...

BACKGROUND An autogenous arteriovenous fistula is the optimal vascular access for hemodialysis. In the case of brachiocephalic fistula, cephalic arch stenosis commonly develops leading to access failure. We have hypothesized that a contribution to fistula failure is low wall shear stress resulting from post-fistula creation hemodynamic changes that occur in the cephalic arch. METHODS Twenty-t...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to compare the results of one-and two-stage basilic vein transposition (BVT) in haemodialysis patients. METHODS This was a non-randomised, retrospective study between January 2007 and January 2012 on 96 patients who were diagnosed with end-stage renal failure (ESRF) (54 males, 42 females; mean age 43.6 ± 14 years) and underwent one- or two-stage BVT in our clinic. A...

Introduction: Patients having End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) require kidney replacement therapy for survival. As transplantation is expensive, haemodialysis using an Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) the preferred mode of management. Preoperative assessment blood vessels Doppler Ultrasonography (DUS) in creation efficient AVF. Aim: To use DUS evaluation and mapping vessels, selection AVF construction...

Autogenous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the first choice for hemodialysis access in renal failure with uremia. However, AVF cannot be performed in some patients due to small and narrow veins in the forearm. In this study, a Fogarty catheter was used to establish autogenous radiocephalic hemodialysis access in patients with small caliber cephalic veins, and the patency rate and complications o...

Abstract Aim Up to 20% of arterio-venous fistulas (AVFs) may fail mature become usable for renal access in patients on Haemodialysis (HD). There is no consensus benefit branch ligation. This study aimed assess the outcomes ligation maturation these AVFs. Methods Electronic patient records and Renalware were accessed obtain data procedures done at secondary care centre from 2016 till 2021. Resul...

UNLABELLED Vascular access in haemodialysis is still accompanied by a high morbidity rate. Neointimal hyperplasia due to thrombosis is one of the main causes of vascular access failure. The purpose of this paper is to present the use of non-penetrating titanium clips (VCS) for the creation of an arteriovenous fistula and its outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS A male patient, 47 years old, with en...