Communicating with it distally was a dilated basilic vein, which was abnormal in diameter throughout its entire extent to the lower forearm. In the forearm and the upper arm were many similar ...

The DOQI guidelines acknowledge the problems with basilic vein transposition (BVT) as two: the transposition may create significant arm swelling and patient pain or may have a higher incidence of ...

Unfortunately, prosthetic graft failure often led to a more proximal revision of the venous anastomosis, encroaching on the basilic and axillary vein in the process. Therefore, no upper arm ...