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  2. Arteriovenous fistula - Wikipedia

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    An arteriovenous fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between an artery and a vein. [1] It may be congenital , surgically created for hemodialysis treatments, or acquired due to pathologic process, such as trauma or erosion of an arterial aneurysm .

  3. Vascular bypass - Wikipedia

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    An arteriovenous graft serving as a fistula for hemodialysis access. A vascular bypass is often created to serve as an access point to the circulatory system for hemodialysis. Such a bypass is referred to as an arteriovenous fistula if it directly connects a vein to an artery without using synthetic material. [citation needed]

  4. Vascular access - Wikipedia

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    A radiocephalic fistula. Illustration depicting AV fistula during hemodialysis. AV (arteriovenous) fistulas are recognized as the preferred access method. To create a fistula, a vascular surgeon joins an artery and a vein together through anastomosis. Since this bypasses the capillaries, blood flows rapidly through the fistula. One can feel ...

  5. Hemodialysis - Wikipedia

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    Hemodialysis was one of the most common procedures performed in U.S. hospitals in 2011, occurring in 909,000 stays (a rate of 29 stays per 10,000 population). This was an increase of 68 percent from 1997, when there were 473,000 stays. It was the fifth most common procedure for patients aged 45–64 years. [33]

  6. Vascular access steal syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Vascular access steal syndrome is a syndrome caused by ischemia (not enough blood flow) resulting from a vascular access device (such as an arteriovenous fistula or synthetic vascular graft–AV fistula) that was installed to provide access for the inflow and outflow of blood during hemodialysis.

  7. Cimino fistula - Wikipedia

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    The procedure was invented by doctors James Cimino and M. J. Brescia at the Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital in 1966. [6] Before the Cimino fistula was invented, access was through a Scribner shunt, which consisted of a Teflon tube with a needle at each end. Between treatments, the needles were left in place and the tube allowed blood ...

  8. Fistula - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, a fistula (pl.: fistulas or fistulae /-l i,-l aɪ /; from Latin fistula, "tube, pipe") is an abnormal connection (i.e. tube) joining two hollow spaces (technically, two epithelialized surfaces), such as blood vessels, intestines, or other hollow organs to each other, often resulting in an abnormal flow of fluid from one space to the other.

  9. Distal Revascularization and Interval Ligation - Wikipedia

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    2 Procedure. 3 References. Toggle the table of contents. ... A short distal bypass is created and the artery just distal to the AV anastomosis is ligated. References