Atraumatic control in calcified arteries.
We have attempted distal saphenous vein bypasses for limb salvage in increasingly difficult situations. Severe calcification in the recipient artery makes vascular control and anastomosis troublesome. An atraumatic method of intraluminal control, which has been of aid in this situation, is described.
Semel
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Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center, Syracuse, New York.
Schu
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Aust
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Bredenberg
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*