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MEDICAL SCIENCES 2007, 17(3): 133-137 Back to browse issues page
Comparing AVF ligature and transvenous endorrhaphy for AVF closure in hemodialysis
Jalaledin Khoshnevis 1, Houman Khajavi , Pejman Kharazm , Golamhossein Kazemzadeh2 , Ali Kaviani2 , Mohammad Zeinalzadeh2 , Ali Reza Saberi Ghochani2 , Mohsen Talebian2
1- , Department of Surgery, Shahid Beheshti Medical University , jkhosh20012002@yahoo.com
2- Department of Surgery, Shahid Beheshti Medical University
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Background: Arteriovenous fistulae are the principal chronic hemodialysis access in patients with end stage renal disease. There is an increasing number of patients who need AVF closure because of serious complications or renal function retrieval by transplantation. Multiple open and endovascular techniques have been proposed for AVF closure. In this study, we are going to compare two surgical methods and select the preferred one as the standard technique for closure.
Materials and methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial was designed. 140 patients were randomly assigned into two matched groups. 70 patients underwent AVF ligature and the other 70 subjects underwent transvenous endorrhaphy. Each patient was followed for at least 6 months to monitor surgical results.
 Results: Of 140 patients, 26 (18.6%) AVF closures were failed during 6 months of follow up. Of 26 failed cases, 24 had undergone AVF ligature. Thrill recurrence and closure failure was 37.1% in the ligature group and 2.9% in the endorrhaphy group.
Conclusions: Transvenous endorrhaphy is associated with better AVF closure results. Therefore, we recommend this procedure as the standard technique of AVF closure.
Keywords: Arteriovenous fistula, Ligature, Transvenous endorrhaphy
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Subject: Epidemiology
Received: 2006/09/6 | Accepted: 2015/04/6 | Published: 2015/04/6


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