Synthetic arterial grafts. III. The outcome in 22 patients with synthetic axillofemoral bypass grafts.
During the 4-year period 1973--76, 22 patients were operated upon with axillofemoral bypass grafts at the Department of Surgery in Lund. They were high-risk patients with severe ischaemia of the leg or previous graft infections. Fourteen of the 22 grafts were well-functioning after the longest observation time  of 32 months. The operative procedure is described and postoperative compliations are reviewed. The axillofemoral bypass reconstruction is recommended as an alternative for this category of patients in whom the conventional aortic bifurcation graft is unsuitable.
D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012306:Risk
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates