Retroperitoneal cross pelvic bypass grafts.
An extraperitoneal retropubic cross iliac artery bypass graft is a safe alternative to an intra-abdominal aortoiliac bypass, axillofemoral bypass or subcutaneous femorofemoral bypass in the patient considered to be at high risk. This procedure may prove to be superior to subcutaneously placed grafts because the graft is less prone to trauma and infection. The circulation of the donor limb must be adequate to produce a significant increase in the rate of flow through the recipient limb. There was an early patency of the graft in 58 of 61 patients. There was patency of the graft at three years in 40 of 61 patients.
D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous