Basilic vein transposition to enhance arteriovenous fistula venous outflow: a single-center technical note
Xingjian Li, Dan Wu, Xiaowei Song, Bo Yang, Qiongli Liu, Chang You, Ying Shu, Lizhu Jin · 2026
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Description
Xingjian Li and seven colleagues describe a salvage operation for dialysis fistulas whose outflow vein has blocked at the elbow. A working fistula is a lifeline for kidney patients, and re-routing its drainage into the basilic vein can save the access without material. Their 2026 technical note reviews nine patients treated at one centre between December 2023 and March 2026. Warning signs included vein pressure alarms during dialysis, clotting of the outflow, and weak blood flow. Every patient had high blood pressure; two had diabetes.
After the rerouting, each fistula regained its normal thrill and lost its pulsing. All nine accesses served dialysis within 48 hours. Two wound bleeds settled with bedside care, and no early clotting, nerve injury, infection, or access loss occurred. Five patients later needed touch-up procedures for renewed narrowing. The authors offer the method as an own-tissue rescue for chosen arms, labelled as early experience.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xingjian Li, Dan Wu, Xiaowei Song, Bo Yang, Qiongli Liu, Chang You, Ying Shu, Lizhu Jin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21149 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |