Fig. 32.1 Forearm Scribner shunt, VA Hospital, Bronx, NY 1964 (Courtesy of Dr. Lawson) Fig. 32.2 Early Graftcath device. Note: Venous outflow component without nitinol reinforcement (generation 2) (Used with…
Fig. 35.1 Intimal hyperplasia at the distal anastomosis of a prosthetic graft (left) to a vein (right) Causes of Access Failure Thrombosis of arteriovenous access is related to the same…
Fig. 29.1 (a) Doppler US shows the presence of a stenosis of the brachial artery in a patient with a poorly functioning fistula. (b) Gray-scale US of the anastomosis shows…
Fig. 16.1 Incision sites overlying forearm cephalic vein for transposition Fig. 16.2 Dilation of dissected forearm cephalic vein with heparinized saline The portion of the radial artery that has been…
Fig. 40.1 Laparoscopic revision of a “trapped” catheter Once the patient has been determined to be a good candidate for peritoneal dialysis through the evaluation of their ability to perform…
Fig. 13.1 A tunneled internal jugular hemodialysis catheter. (a) Right internal jugular hemodialysis catheter. Note the smooth transition of the catheter as it courses over the right clavicle without kinking….
Identified lesions Number Anastomosis stenosis, arterial (ASA) 38 Anastomosis stenosis, venous (ASV) 15 Stenosis, venous (SV) 20 Accessory tributary (AT) 12 Central venous stenosis (CVS) 9 Arterial stenosis (AS) 4…
Fig. 4.1 Incident ESRD treatment trends [6] The total number of people actively treated with ESRD in the United States on December 31, 2012, was 636,905, of which 450,602 received…
Fig. 33.1 Arteriovenous fistula aneurysms classification by Valenti and colleagues Type 1a: The vein uniformly aneurysmal from the arterial anastomosis along most, if not all, of its length resembling a…
Authors (year) Number of patients enrolled Confirmatory test Location of stenosis Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Asif et al. [3] (2007) 142 Angiography Inflow 85 71 Outflow 92 86 Campos et…
