Endovascular Arteriovenous Fistula Creation—Review of Current Experience

Functioning vascular access is an essential element for life-saving hemodialysis therapy. A surgically-created arteriovenous fistula has been considered the best option for many years. Recently, two manufacturers developed systems for percutaneous/endovascular creation of an arteriovenous fistula (W...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mallios, Alexandros, Malik, Jan, Jennings, William C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9600111/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36292137
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12102447
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Sumario:Functioning vascular access is an essential element for life-saving hemodialysis therapy. A surgically-created arteriovenous fistula has been considered the best option for many years. Recently, two manufacturers developed systems for percutaneous/endovascular creation of an arteriovenous fistula (WavelinQ and Ellipsys). We provide a review of the available experience with these systems and discuss advantages and disadvantages.

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