Access Surgery: A review of current techniques for vascular access for Haemodialysis, Chemotherapy and Total parenteral nutrition [Paperback]

Introductory address - permanent circulatory access, past, present and future.- Section I: Surgical Technique and Microsurgery.- 1 Microsurgery for distal arteriovenous fistula in children.- 2 Utilization of the anatomical snuffbox for vascular access in haemodialysis.- 3 Side-to-side, side-to-end or end-to-end anastomosis for Cimino-Brescia fistula? Preliminary report of a randomized study.- 4 Arteriovenous fistula at the elbow for maintenance haemodialysis.- 5 Abstracts of posters.- 6 Invited comment.- Section II: Techniques for Monitoring during Long-Term Follow-Up.- 7 Non-invasive assessment of the capacity of arteriovenous fistulas.- 8 A prospective study of the correlation between rheological factors and fistula failure.- 9 The role of angiography in vascular access surgery.- 10 Abstracts of posters.- 11 Invited comment.- Section III: Access in Children.- 12 Access surgery in children: a big problem?.- 13 Conversion of TeflonSilastic shunts to arteriovenous fistulas in small children with chronic renal failure.- 14 Central venous catheter for total parenteral nutrition in small children.- 15 Abstracts of posters.- 16 Invited comment.- Section IV: Graft Material.- 17 A comparative study in angioaccesses for haemodialysis using homologous saphenous vein, bovine and PTFE graft.- 18 Bovine xenograft - a useful tissue for construction of arteriovenous fistulas for chronic haemodialysis.- 19 Experience with the PTFE graft in the construction of vascular access for haemodialysis.- 20 Abstracts of posters.- 21 Invited comment.- Section V: Haemodynamic Sequelae of Arteriovenous Fistulas.- 22 Haemodynamics of arteriovenous fistulas.- 23 Non-invasive Doppler blood flow measurement in the vascular access of haemodialysis patients.- 24 Haemodynamic consequences ofarteriovenous fistulas for dialysis: a prospective study.- 25 Hyperaemia of the hand in side-to-side arteriovenous fistulas.- 26 Abstracts of posters.- 27 Invited comment.- Section VI: Complications.- 28 Complilƒ4