title: [Surgical reconstructive treatment of blood vessels in the popliteal region].
abstract: Severe occlusive disease frequently includes the popliteal artery and origin of the trifurcation vessels with reconstruction of one or more of the crural arteries. We made femorocrural bypass 23 times. Our indications for operation continue to be relief of pain or salvage of extremity. Of the 23 grafts during of one year period block recurred in 8 patients. Five times we made amputation and good results we had in 15 patients. In one patient we used Gore-tex prosthesis with succses in 4 month period.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Operativni rekonstruktivni zahvati na krvnim zilama potkoljenice.