This multidisciplinary textbook has been written and edited by multiple experts in the field to explore and define the management strategies for all types of dialysis access. With kidney failure a major public health problem worldwide and the care of these patients being widely regarded as suboptimal in the conventional surgical and interventional world, this reference combines the experience and knowledge of a world-renowned team of surgeons, interventionalists and nephrologists to definitively address this topic without regard to specialty. Principles of Dialysis Access provides a thorough review of the management of all types of access for patients requiring dialysis. It is designed for access surgeons, interventional radiologists, interventional nephrologists, nephrologists and all others specializing in dialysis access. As the only comprehensive multi-author interdisciplinary textbook on this topic, it is essential reading for all who specialize in this field.