Arteriovenous Fistula Occurring after Operation on Lumbar Intervertebral Disk. Alertness to this occasional complication of lumbar-disk surgery and knowledge of its repair are important since two ...

In a related press release, lead author Gerald A. Beathard, MD, PhD, of the University of Texas Medical Branch, said, “The dramatic difference in durability between the endovascular fistulas and the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new, minimally invasive system which uses radiofrequency energy instead of open surgery to create ...

As baseline levels of IL-6 prior to hemodialysis AVF creation increase, so does the risk for AVF failure. Elevated levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) prior to surgery to create an arteriovenous fistula ...

early-dialysis-av-fistula-graft-surgery In the first few months of hemodialysis, one additional provider visit per month increased the probability of AV fistula or graft surgery by nearly 5%. When ...

An AV fistula may fail for various reasons, including low or poor blood flow, failure to mature, excessive pain, a sclerotic vein, and a thrombotic vein. Failure can be disheartening to a patient who ...

Study finds 100 percent target lesion patency at 30 days; 90.9 percent of patients free from revascularization at 6 months EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Surmodics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRDX), a ...

A New Hampshire 4-year-old who loves to play is recovering from a rare, serious medical condition that struck her on the playground one day last summer. Last August, Lilly Borden was running around ...

The endoscopic device manufactured by Maquet was originally developed for harvesting of the saphenous vein and radial artery as conduits for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These vessels are ...