Use of homologous vein grafts for chronic hemodialysis.
The Authors propose using of homologous saphenous vein grafts, coming from a normal saphenectomy by stripping in patients affected by primary varicose veins. The graft is preserved in a particular solution at 4 degrees C in a normal refrigerator and transplanted in uremic patients, which have no more vessels suitable for creating a conventional arteriovenous fistula.
D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D014021:Tissue Preservation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000601:surgery