Preservation of the ischemic leg by distal vascular bypass.
Autogenous saphenous vein bypass grafts to tibial or personeal vessels have resulted in successful, long-term limb preservation in appropriately selected patients. This success appears to justify an aggressive approach to what has previously been considered end-stage" distal vascular occlusive disease. This report describes the clinical management and long-term follow-up of 41 patients with tibial artery reconstruction.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous