A method for the operative treatment of chronic ischaemia of the gut.
A method of revascularizing the coeliac axis or its branches, and the superior mesenteric artery, is described. A saphenous vein graft is brought from the lumbar aorta behind the pancreas to the recipient host artery. Two illustrative patients' histories are presented.
D000368:Aged; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000098:blood supply*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery