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Alexandros Mallios1, Jan Malik2, William C Jennings3
1Department of Vascular Surgery, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, 75014 Paris, France.
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 27, 2022
Abstract:
Functioning vascular access is an essential element for life-saving hemodialysis therapy. A surgically-created arteriovenous fistula has been considered the best option for many years. Recently, two manufacturers developed systems for percutaneous/endovascular creation of an arteriovenous fistula (WavelinQ and Ellipsys). We provide a review of the available experience with these systems and discuss advantages and disadvantages.

