David M. Hume memorial lecture. In situ vein bypass in the treatment of femoropopliteal atherosclerotic disease: a ten year study.
The in situ vein bypass technic for femoropopliteal atherosclerotic disease is described. Several factors influence the long-term results, the most important being a history of myocardial disease, the size of the vein graft, and sufficient runoff.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous