When the cephalic vein in the forearm is inadequate, a brachiocephalic fistula is the next best choice. In the forearm, radiocephalic AVFs drain via the basilic, brachial, and cephalic veins. From our ...

The upper arm cephalic vein is an ideal conduit for fistula formation ... This is often on the grounds that stent placement, as we will discuss, could jail the drainage of the basilic vein, thereby ...

Intraoperative duplex ultrasonography was used to assess venodilatation before and after the block at the (1) midcephalic vein at the level of the elbow, (2) the distal cephalic vein at the level ...