Brachial artery dilatation after arteriovenous fistulae in patients after renal transplantation: A 10-year follow-up with ultrasound scan

Abstract

According to our results, dilatation of the brachial artery after AV is time dependent. Higher flow in the AF seems to be the main trigger of dilatation.

Treatment of aneurysms of hemodialysis access arteriovenous fistulas

“…This technique not only shows the blood filling the cavity but also the jet flow passing through the arterial defect. [9,10] The color Doppler USG performed on our patients helped us in the diagnosis and determination of the surgical approach criteria. Most authors have reported that color Doppler USG is sufficient enough, even in late-term follow-up.…”

“…Most authors have reported that color Doppler USG is sufficient enough, even in late-term follow-up. [9] The patients in our study were evaluated with color Doppler USG in the postoperative sixth month, and it was observed that all AVFs were in good condition.…”

Surgical Approaches to Symptomatic Arteriovenous Fistula Aneurysms: a Single-Center Experience

“…Although the arterial diameter increases in all inflow arteries, distal brachial arterial segment is the most affected due to the turbulences of the proximal bifurcation [5]. The incidence of inflow arterial aneurysms is higher in patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy and corticosteroids for renal transplantation [7]. In our study, six patients who were operated for AVF aneurysms had inflow arterial aneurysms of whom four underwent renal transplantation.…”

The association of aneurysms related to arteriovenous fistulas and chronic hepatitis C virus infection in maintenance hemodialysis

“…Furthermore, in a 10-year follow-up of clinical studies comprised of 53 patients, Janicki et al [33] determined that five (9.4%) developed an aneurysm. In addition, Eugster et al, [34] followed 38 patients for 10 years, measuring their brachial artery diameters, and found an average increase of 1 cm at the end of this period. In addition, two of the patients (5.3%) developed an aneurysm.…”