Straight lateral thigh femoropopliteal-femoral arteriovenous graft an alternative vascular access for patients with exhausted upper limbs dialysis access.

Introduction: The durability of hemodialysis vascular access remains a troublesome issue for the patients as well as vascular surgeons that requires frequent reinterventions to maintain the access function.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate straight thigh polytetrafluethylene (PTFE) arteriovenous graft (AVG) in patients with exhausted upper extremities dialysis access.

Method: Our study was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of 30 patients were operated upon for straight pattern lateral thigh PTFE AVG between 2016 and 2018.