title: [The percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of Brescia-Cimino arteriovenous fistulae. An evaluation of the results].
abstract: The average patency time after creating an endogenous arteriovenous Brescia-Cimino fistula for hemodialysis is limited. May 1990 through October 1992, 29 PTAs were performed in 23 patients with malfunctioning hemodialysis Brescia-Cimino fistulas of the forearm, by cannulation of the venous anastomotic branch and by balloon catheter dilatation. Thirty-six venous stenoses, 7 arterial anastomotic stenoses and 1 venous occlusion were treated. In 5 patients a second dilatation became necessary due to recurrent fistula malfunction after a mean period of 5 months. Twenty-eight of 29 PTAs (96%) were immediately successful. The primary patency rates were 79% at 6 months, 61% at 1 year and 61% again at 2 years. The secondary patency rates were 90%, 83% and 83%, respectively. Three post-PTA fistula thromboses (10%) were observed: two of them were successfully treated by local fibrinolysis while in the extant case a new A-V shunt was created. In our opinion, PTA is the treatment of choice for malfunctioning Brescia-Cimino fistulas; the incidence of complications was low in our series.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Radiologia, Università di Padova.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castellan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miotto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Savastano
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiesura-Corona
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pravato
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Feltrin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods; D001158:Arteries; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014680:Veins
vernacular_title: L'angioplastica transluminale percutanea delle fistole artero-venose di Brescia-Cimino. Valutazione dei risultati.