Increased blood flow in the subclavian artery feeding a vascular access for hemodialysis can rarely induce steal phenomena in the vertebral and internal mammary artery leading to potentially life-threatening conditions. On the contrary, transient interruption of blood flow in the subclavian artery feeding a dialysis arteriovenous fistula can theoretically induce access thrombosis. Here, we describe a technical maneuver preserving continuous ipsilateral upper arm access flow when constructing a unilateral axillo-femoral polytetrafluoroethylene bypass operation for critical limb ischemia in a hemodialysis patient.
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