The excessive flow of arteriovenous fistulas is usually reduced by banding, plication or tapering of the inflow lumen with a suture or various external devices. However, these procedures are often associated with unpredictable outcomes. Presented here is an easy, safe and reliable method that deploys and constrains a stent graft in the inflow segment of the fistula in order to achieve long-lasting flow reduction.
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