Letter to the Editor


Unanticipated late maturation of an arteriovenous fistula after creation of separate graft access

Hanzhou Li, Serena Jen, Tarun Ramayya, H. Gregory Bowers, Eran Rotem

Abstract

Autogenous arteriovenous vascular access with an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the gold standard for attaining long-term hemodialysis vascular access (1). When compared to prosthetic arteriovenous grafts (AVGs) and tunneled hemodialysis catheters, an AVF has less frequent rates of thrombosis, stenosis, and infection.

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