miller banding miller banding miller (minimally invasive limited ligation endoluminal-assisted revision) banding is a minimally invasive technique for banding dialysis accesses in cases of dialysis-associated steal syndrome. miller banding was first proposed in 2006 by goel n., miller g.a., and colleagues. miller bandingspecialtynephrology procedure a fistula or graft is dissected away through a small incision. an inflated intra-luminal balloon is used to provide a solid structure (thus allowing for precise sizing of the band), and a prolene suture is tied around the access in the region of the balloon.