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