'Brachial/basilic vein' transposition for vascular access.
Permanent vascular access for haemodialysis usually involves the use of autogenous or prosthetic grafts when standard fistula sites and procedures are not available. We wish to present technique and results using a transposed upper arm deep vein for vascular access.
Stonebridge
P A
PA
Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, UK.
Edington
D
D
Jenkins
A M
AM
D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery*