Anatomical variants of upper arm veins on preoperative mapping venography for hemodialysis access in Korean adults.

CONCLUSION: There are significant anatomical variations of upper arm veins, and the recognition of certain variants can affect surgical planning and outcomes of access placement. It is important to identify anatomical variants of the upper arm veins during preoperative vein mapping. PMID: 30306819 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of Vascular Access - Category: Surgery Tags: J Vasc Access Source Type: research