title: Obturator bypass with nonreversed translocated saphenous vein.
abstract: Obturator bypasses with nonreversed translocated saphenous veins were performed in two patients with femoral graft infections. There were no deaths, limb loss, or graft occlusions at two and one-half years of follow-up in the first case and one and one-half years of follow-up in the second case. The nonreversed translocated saphenous vein is a versatile graft that allows for extraanatomic autogenous reconstruction in the face of infection. In both cases, small-caliber distal saphenous veins precluded performing reversed saphenous vein grafts.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Medical Center, Section of Vascular Surgery, New Orleans 70112.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Panetta
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Sottiurai
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Batson
mesh_terms: D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000601:surgery*