Management and treatment results of ulnobasilic arteriovenous fistula by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty

2011 update Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy Guidelines of Vascular Access Construction and Repair for Chronic Hemodialysis

“…But if the ulnar arteries are too narrow, an extended length of the basilic vein can be mobilized and anastomosed to the radial artery. The patency rate of the UBAVF is lower than that of RCAVFs , but by performing PTA, the secondary patency rates are reported to show no significant difference when compared with RCAVFs .…”