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Can a failed av fistula be reactivated? how?
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Yes: A failed av fistula can be from either clot or "stenosis". A thrombectomy can be performed if the clot is new, a stenosis can be dilated with a balloon tipped catheter. Unfortunately, av fistula failure commonly recurs in the same fistula and usually necessitates the creation of a new one in time.
Answered 12/16/2011
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Can try: Balloons and or stents. Sometimes surgical revision.
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