title: Non-ligation of the distal cephalic vein maintains   patency of median cubital vein   arteriovenous fistulae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Transplant Surgery, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK. pjy4@le.ac.uk
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Yates
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bagul
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Doughman
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Nicholson
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology*