Ozcelik, CInci, INizam, OOzgen, G2024-04-242024-04-2419980042-2835https://doi.org/10.1177/153857449803200108https://hdl.handle.net/11468/18166Between 1991 and 1995 the authors performed the arteriovenous fistula (AVF) procedure, which forms the first stage of staged arteriovenous reversal (AVR), in 6 patients (4 with Buerger's disease, 2 with atherosclerosis obliterans) with lower extremity arterial occlusive disease. The patients were all men with a mean age of forty-one years. The clinical indications for revascularization included rest pain and nonhealing ischemic ulcer. The results were disappointing: 4 patients with patent fistulas underwent major amputation, and 2 with occluded fistulas underwent toe amputation.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess[No Keyword]Article3215560WOS:0000715467000112-s2.0-003198574210.1177/153857449803200108N/AQ4