Alexander S. Yevzlin, M.D., FASNProfessor of MedicineDirector of Interventional NephrologyDivision of NephrologyDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Arif Asif, MD, MHCM, FASN, FNKF Professor of Medicine Chairman: Department of Medicine Jersey Shore University Medical Center Seton Hall-Hackensack-Meridian School of Medicine Neptune, NJ Robert R. Redfield, MDAssistant Professor of Transplant SurgeryDivision of Transplant SurgeryDepartment of SurgeryUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadison, WI
Gerald A. Beathard, MD, PhD Co-Medical Director Lifetime Vascular Access Clinical Professor University of Texas Medical Branch Houston, TX

A collection of interesting and clinically common vascular access cases

Practical and creative solutions from leaders in interventional nephrology, interventional radiology and surgery

Provides physicians, nurses, students, residents and fellows with different approaches to patients with End Stage Renal Disease

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Section I. Arteriovenous Fistula.- Chapter 1 Arteriovenous Graft-Arteriovenous Fistula Conversion (Secondary Arteriovenous Fistula Creation).- Chapter 2 Proximal forearm Arteriovenous Fistula Creation.- Chapter 3 Fistula with Stenosis of Feeding Artery.- Chapter 4 Juxta-Anastomotic Stenosis of Brachial-Cephalic Fistula.- Chapter 5 Fistula with Diffuse Venous Stenosis.- Chapter 6 Balloon-Guidewire Entrapment.- Chapter 7 Angioplasty of Juxta-anastomotic Stenosis with Venous Rupture.- Chapter 8 Treatment of Accessory Vein with Embolization Coil.- Chapter 9 Using a Snare to Extract Misplaced Coil.- Chapter 10 Basilic Vein Transposition.- Chapter 11 Balloon Assisted Banding For High Output Heart Failure.- Chapter 12 Ruptured Angioplasty Balloon.- Chapter 13 Arteriovenous Fistula Percutaneous Flow Reduction: Balloon Assisted Banding.- Chapter 14 Hemodynamic monitoring Arteriovenous Fistula-Gram.- Chapter 15 Arterial Embolus.- II. Arteriovenous Graft.- Chapter 16 Exotic Arteriovenous Graft Creation.- Chapter 17 Accessory Brachial Artery Feeding Arteriovenous Graft.- Chapter 18 Swollen Arm with Suspected Arteriovenous Graft Infection.- Chapter 19 Arteriovenous Graft Thrombosed for 3 Years.- Chapter 20 Arteriovenous Graft Inflow Stenosis.- Chapter 21 Arteriovenous graft peri-anastomotic outflow stenosis.- Chapter 22 Arteriovenous Graft AVG with Traumatic Fistula.- Chapter 23 Pseudoaneurysm Treated with Stent-Graft.- Chapter 24 Superior Vena Caval Stenosis.- Chapter 25 Thrombosed Infected Graft.- Chapter 26 Thigh Arteriovenous Graft Cannulated from Contralateral Side.- Section III. Dialysis Catheter.- Chapter 27 Central Vein Stenosis with Angioplasty Prior to Catheter Placement.- Chapter 28 Catheter Placement in a Stenotic Central Vein.- Chapter 29 Catheter Placement in a Collateral Vein.- Chapter 30 Catheter Placement in the External Jugular Vein.- Chapter 31 Tunneled Femoral Hemodialysis Catheter Placement.- Chapter 32 Transhepatic Catheter Placement.- Chapter 33 AnteriorJugular Vein Tunneled Dialysis Catheter.- Chapter 34 Transatrial Internal Jugular Dialysis Catheter in Inferior Vena Cava.- Chapter 35 Internal Jupiter Catheter Insertion with No Vein Apparent on Ultrasound.- Chapter 36 Wiring the Tunnel to Replace a Tunneled Dialysis Catheter.- Chapter 37 Internal Jugular Vein Catheter Inserted Through Side of Stent.- Chapter 38 Pneumothorax Occurring with Dialysis Catheter Insertion.- Chapter 39 Perforation of Superior Vena Cava with Dialysis Catheter Insertion.- Section IV. Draining Veins.- Chapter 40 Grade II Extravasation Complicating Venous Angioplasty.- Chapter 41 Grade III Venous Rupture.- Chapter 42 Parallel Guidewire Angioplasty.- Chapter 43 Cephalic Outflow Relocation.- Chapter 44 Venous Hypertension of Hand Associated with Arteriovenous Fistula.- Chapter 45 Grade I Extravasation.- Section V. Central Veins.- Chapter 46 Central Vein Occlusion- Compensated.- Chapter 47 Central Vein Stenosis Accessed from Femoral Vein.- Chapter 48 Patient withIntractable pain in Arteriovenous Graft.- Section VI. Arterial interventions.- Chapter 49 Directional Atherectomy for Arteriovenous Access Dysfunction.- Chapter 50 Excimer Laser Atherectomy.- Chapter 51 Focal Arterial Lesion of the Upper Extremity.- Chapter 52 Brachial Artery Stenosis.- Section VII. Hand Ischemia.- Chapter 53 True Steal Syndrome.- Chapter 54 Dialysis Access Steal Syndrome (DASS) in a Patient with Distal Revascularization with Interval Ligation (DRIL).- Chapter 55 Dialysis Access Steal Syndrome Following Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in a Radial-Cephalic Fistula.- Chapter 56 Ischemic Monomelic Neuropathy.