Surgical treatment of venous obstruction and insufficiency.
Direct venous reconstruction is being applied to patients with chronic venous stasis disease. Crosspubic bypass and saphenopopliteal bypass have proved to be satisfactory procedures whereas valve reconstructions by valvuloplasty, segment transfer, and autotransplantation are being explored. These procedures add to the surgeon's armamentarium in dealing with chronic venous stasis disease.
D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*