Arteriovenous fistula using basilic vein transposition

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Objective : To study the place of basilic vein transposition in providing long-term vascular access for patients needing long-term hemodialysis.

Methods : the brachial artery / transposed basilic vein arteriovenous fistulas have been used as a primary, secondary or tertiary procedure to provide long-term vascular access in 20 patients requiring hemodialysis.

Results : there were no technical failures, and all fistulas matured.

One patient developed postoperative hematoma and another developed lymph leak.

No infective complication occurred.

Conclusion : arteriovenous fistula using transposed basilic vein is a suitable procedure that should be considered as one of the options for long-term vascular access in patients with chronic renal failure requiring hemodialysis.