title: Preoperative assessment of the efficacy of distal radial artery ligation in treatment of steal syndrome complicating access for hemodialysis.
abstract: Hand ischemic steal syndrome due to a forearm arteriovenous fistula is a rare occurrence. We report here a case in which we applied a new diagnostic method to assess the efficacy of distal radial ligation to treat this syndrome. A favorable comparison of distal radial artery pressure measurements before and after temporary occlusion of the artery with a balloon catheter indicated that perfusion of the hand would be dramatically improved after surgical artery ligation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chemla
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raynaud
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Carreres
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sapoval
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beyssen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bourquelot
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gaux
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013577:Syndrome