Ischemia of the hand may be sec ondary to angioaccess for chronic he modialysis. A case of circulatory steal by a loop bovine graft in the forearm is described. The flow through the graft was decreased with an interpo sition graft, and a banding procedure was performed with excellent results. Chronic hemodialysis has continued successfully with no ischemic pain.
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