Abstract

Patients diagnosed with steal syndrome after hemodialysis access surgery have a few options for symptom relief while maintaining vascular access. These include fistula lengthening, banding, distal revascularization with interval ligation (DRIL), revision using distal inflow (RUDI) or proximalization of the arterial inflow (PAI). Two cases are described in which a modified DRIL procedure without interval ligation was used to relieve steal syndrome, leaving the arterial supply of an ischemic hand not entirely dependent upon a bypass. Furthermore, a review of the literature is presented in order to elucidate this relatively new treatment option as a viable means to improve hand perfusion while maintaining a functional fistula.

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