Distal Revascularization and Interval Ligation
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| Specialty | nephrology/vascular medicine |
Distal Revascularization and Interval Ligation (DRIL) is a surgical method of treating vascular access steal syndrome.
History[]
DRIL was first proposed by Harry Schanzer and colleagues in 1988.[1]
Procedure[]
A short distal bypass is created and the artery just distal to the AV anastomosis is ligated.
References[]
- ^ Schanzer H, Schwartz M, Harrington E, Haimov M (1988). "Treatment of ischemia due to "steal" by arteriovenous fistula with distal artery ligation and revascularization". J Vasc Surg. 7 (6): 770–3. doi:10.1067/mva.1988.avs0070770. PMID 3373618.
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