
Nothing has created more confusion recently than the subject of buttonholes in dialysis access, and nothing is more untrue than the oft-expressed misconception that “Dr. Webb doesn’t like buttonholes”. In fact, Dr. Webb likes well-created buttonholes in appropriate patients. They can be very helpful in patients with borderline deep fistulas. They can also be dangerous, and lead to loss of an otherwise well-functioning fistula, or READ MORE…