External beam radiation therapy to prevent anastomotic intimal hyperplasia in prosthetic arteriovenous fistulas: results of a randomized trial.
External beam irradiation has a documented effect on intimal hyperplasia reduction. However, it did not result in less reinterventions or stenoses after radiation treatment of the venous anastomosis in polytetrafluoroethylene dialysis access.
Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
Robert B
RB
van Tongeren
Peter C
PC
Levendag
Veronique L
VL
Coen
Paul I
PI
Schmitz
Frank M
FM
Gescher
Rene M
RM
Vernhout
Cees H
CH
Wittens
Cornelis M
CM
Bruijninckx
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000601:surgery; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene