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Arteriovenous (AV) access is the preferred choice of vascular access in patients on hemodialysis (HD) due to its favorable patency rate and association with decreased mortality and morbidity compared to the central venous catheter [1]. Nonetheless, AV fistula is associated with complications such as infection, limb swelling, aneurysm formation, steal syndrome, high output heart failure, and mega fistula formation.
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Patel, R.V., Gardezi, A.I. (2022). Aneurysmal Arteriovenous Fistula in Patients with Kidney Transplant. In: Aziz, F., Parajuli, S. (eds) Complications in Kidney Transplantation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13569-9_56
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