The DOQI guidelines acknowledge the problems with basilic vein transposition (BVT) as two: the transposition may create significant arm swelling and patient pain or may have a higher incidence of ...

Communicating with it distally was a dilated basilic vein, which was abnormal in diameter throughout its entire extent to the lower forearm. In the forearm and the upper arm were many similar ...

During the 9-year study period from November 1992 to October 2001, 1,601 initial hemodialysis accesses were placed, consisting of 741 prosthetic grafts (46.3%), 690 simple AVF (43.1%), and 170 ...