title: Use of bovine mesenteric vein in rescue vascular access surgery.
abstract: We describe a technique for rescue surgery of autologous arterovenous fistula (AVF), using bovine mesenteric vein (BMV), which may be used in patients with autologous AVF malfunction caused by steno-occlusion on the arterial side or by fibrosis of the first portion of the vein. To preserve the autologous AVF, we replaced the diseased portion of the artery, or the first centimeters of the vein, by a segment of BMV, with the aim of saving the patency and functionality of the access. We used this technique in 16 cases. All patients underwent hemodialysis treatment immediately after the procedure. Infection or aneurismal dilatation of the graft in implanted BMV was never observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. gcarella@unime.it
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Benedetto
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carella
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lentini
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barillà
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stilo
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Caridi
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spinelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002417:Cattle; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008642:Mesenteric Veins / Q000637:transplantation*; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D058017:Vascular Grafting; D014654:Vascular Patency