Preface to the English Edition; Preface to the German Edition; Contents; Contributors; 1: Introduction; 1.1 Introductory Principles; 1.2 Vascular Access for Hemodialysis; 1.3 Requirements for a Permanent Vascular Hemodialysis Access; 1.4 Choice of the Vascular Access; 1.5 Preoperative Assessment; 1.6 Basics of Vascular Access Surgery; 1.7 Practical Requirements; 2: Central Venous Catheters for Hemodialysis; 2.1 Temporary Catheters; 2.2 Permanent Catheters; 2.3 Handling of Catheters; Literature; 3: AV Fistulas; 3.1 Basics; 3.1.1 Types of Arteriovenous Anastomoses

3.1.2 Pathophysiology of the AV Fistula3.1.3 Special Surgical Aspects of AV Fistulas; Spasm of the Vein; Spasm of the Feeding Artery; Rotational Error of the Vein; Atraumatic Suturing Technique; Kinking of the Anastomosed Vein; Intraoperative Prevention of Thrombosis; 3.2 AV Fistula of the Forearm; 3.2.1 AV Fistulas of the Cephalic Vein; Snuff Box Fistula; Distal Radiocephalic Fistula of the Forearm; Proximal Cephalic Fistula; 3.2.2 AV Fistulas of the Basilic Vein; Distal Basilic Fistula; Proximal Basilic Fistula; 3.2.3 AV Fistula of the Median Antebrachial Vein (Fig. 3.28)

3.2.4 Repair of AV Fistulas in the ForearmThrombosis of Forearm AV Fistulas; Perioperative Thrombosis; Early Thrombosis; Late Thrombosis; Venous Stenosis of Forearm AV Fistula; Aneurysms; Resection of the Aneurysm with Direct end-to-end Anastomosis; Partial Resection of the Aneurysm Wall and Closure with Direct Suture; Resection of an Aneurysm and Interposition of an Alloplastic Graft; Surgical Ligation of an Aneurysmatic Fistula After Creation of a New Different AV Access; Relevant Outflow into Venous Side Branches; Ramification of the Venous Trunk; Vein Situated Deeply Beneath the Surface

Insufficient Arterial InflowStenoses of and/or Close to the AV Anastomosis; Isolated Stenosis of the Feeding Artery; Atherosclerotic Stenosis of a Long Segment of the Radial Artery; Looped Transposition of the Distal Cephalic Vein for Feeding by the Brachial Artery Near the Elbow; Feeding the Cephalic Vein Via a Small-Diameter Interposition Graft from the Brachial Artery Close to the Elbow; Peripheral Feeding of the Cephalic Vein Via a Wide-Diameter Interposition Graft from the Brachial Artery Near the Cubital Fossa; Rare Reconstructions

3.3 AV Fistulas in the Cubital Fossa and in the Upper Arm3.3.1 Vascular Anatomy in the Cubital Fossa; Subcutaneous Veins (Fig. 3.64); Deep Veins; Arteries; 3.3.2 Technical Hints; Preoperative Diagnostics; Principles Concerning the Choice of AV Anastomoses; Access for AV Fistulas in the Cubital Fossa; 3.3.3 Arterialization of the Cephalic Vein; Varieties of Anastomoses; Arterialization Via the Cephalic Median Cubital Vein; Arterialization Via the Cubital Median Antebrachial Vein; Arterialization Via the Profound Median Cubital Vein