An arteriovenous fistula (AV fistula) is a connection created between an artery and a vein. People with end-stage kidney disease often need an AV fistula in their arm as a way to provide access for ...

Fistula surgery recovery takes time. After this type of outpatient surgery, a person will need rest before they can return to their usual activities. While a fistula can happen anywhere in the body, ...

Repeated dialysis needling can cause painful aneurysmal fistulas that must be removed. A new, minimally invasive approach will decrease morbidity amonghemodialysis patients and help improve their ...

One big challenge of being a foreign correspondent is to make the foreign less foreign, especially on issues that might seem esoteric or irrelevant to an American audience. The challenge was all the ...

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 ...