Distal Revascularization and Interval Ligation
| Distal Revascularization and Interval Ligation | |
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| Specialty | Nephrology/vascular medicine |
Distal Revascularization and Interval Ligation (DRIL) is a surgical method of treating vascular access steal syndrome.
History
[edit]DRIL was first proposed by Harry Schanzer and colleagues in 1988.[1]
Procedure
[edit]A short distal bypass is created and the artery just distal to the AV anastomosis is ligated.
References
[edit]- ^ Schanzer H, Schwartz M, Harrington E, Haimov M (1988). "Treatment of ischemia due to "steal" by arteriovenous fistula with distal artery ligation and revascularization". J Vasc Surg. 7 (6): 770–3. doi:10.1016/0741-5214(88)90040-7. PMID 3373618.
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