The efficacy of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and arteriovenous fistula reconstruction for immature arteriovenous fistula

Table 2 Clinical data of the 44 cases before procedure

Type of stenosis Groups	Type I	Type II	Type III	Type I + II	Type I + III	Mean vessel diameter at the stenosis	Degree of stenosis
PTA group (n = 25)	11	6	0	7	1	0.20 ± 0.06	0.61 ± 0.16
AVF reconstruction group (n = 19)	13	5	1	0	0	0.18 ± 0.05	0.54 ± 0.17
t/ X²-Value	8.599					-1.352	-1.418
p-Value	0.072					0.18	0.16

Abbreviations: PTA Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty, AVF Arteriovenous Fistula. Note: Type I: Stenosis of anastomosis and the cephalic vein within 2 cm of the anastomosis; Type II: Stenosis of puncture segment; Type III: Stenosis of the cephalic vein drains into the axillary vein

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