Arteriovenous fistula with adequate blood flow is extremely important for patients with chronic renal insufficiency undergoing hemodialysis. Steal syndrome is a complication of arteriovenous fistula, but it is rare and its treatment is directly indicated when there are associated symptoms. Although many treatments have been proposed for its repair in the upper limbs, distal revascularization and interval ligation is currently the treatment of choice. This original case report describes the treatment of steal syndrome secondary to arteriovenous fistula in the lower limb, which was successfully treated using the same procedure described for the upper limbs.
Arteriovenous fistula; hemodialysis; steal syndrome; therapeutic approach
