Oversized balloon angioplasty for endovascular maturation of arteriovenous fistulae to accelerate cannulation and to decrease the duration of catheter use.
Leonardo de Oliveira HarduinJulia Bandeira GuerraCarlos Eduardo Virgini-MagalhãesFelipe Silva da CostaBrunno Ribeiro VieiraRenata Silveira MelloMarcio Gomes FilippoThiago Almeida BarrosoJorge Paulo Strogoff de MattosRossano Kepler Alvim FiorelliPublished in: The journal of vascular access (2021)
The oversized balloon-assisted arteriovenous fistula maturation technique is safe and effective, allowing the cannulation of the fistulae a few hours or days after the procedure and decreasing the time of catheter use.