Long-term outcomes of basilic vein transposition fistula for hemodialysis

Yilmaz M., Senkaya I., Saba D., Bicer M.

VASA-JOURNAL OF VASCULAR DISEASES, vol.36, no.1, pp.29-32, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1024/0301-1526.36.1.29
  • Journal Name: VASA-JOURNAL OF VASCULAR DISEASES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.29-32
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: There has been a dramatic increase in both the availability of hemodialysis and long-term survival of patients with chronic renal failure. Patients who require long-term hemodialysis need long-term vascular access. The transposed autologous basilic vein to brachial artery arteriovenous fistula provides vascular access in the absence of adequate superficial vein.