Arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis created using a long-term absorbable suture: A safe solution and a measure to minimize myointimal hyperplasia

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 171-176

  Occhionorelli, S ^a   de Tullio, Damiano ^a   Pellegrini, D ^a   Ascanelli, S ^a   Resta, G ^a   Stano, R ^a   Messina, F ^a   Azzena, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absorbable sutures; Arteriovenous fistulas; End stage renal disease; Hemodialysis; Myointimal hyperplasia

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; MAXON;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SAFETY; SURVIVAL RATE; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR SUTURE;

EID: 31644446687     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980500600403     Document Type: Article

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