title: [The place of axillofemoral bridges in the treatment of arteriopathies of the lower extremities].
abstract: Certain patients who would be candidates for aorto-iliac revascularization surgery because of decubitus pain or gangrene, are not suitable for direct surgery because of general contraindications. Axillo-femoral bridging is thus an excellent and less aggressive revascularization procedure for these patients in order to avoid amputation. The authors carried out this type of bridging 261 times in 5 years in cases of high surgical risk.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001161:Arteriosclerosis; D001167:Arteritis / Q000601:surgery; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: La place des pontages axillo-fémoraux dans le traitement des artériopathies des membres infêrieurs