The superficial femoral artery as a conduit: an alternative to prosthetic material.
The occluded superficial femoral artery is almost universally present in atherosclerosis obliterans and requires vascular reconstruction. As an alternative autogenous conduit, when a suitable saphenous vein is not available, the properly prepared superficial femoral artery can obviate the need for prosthetic material. The technique for preparing the artery for use as a graft is discussed. A case of the superficial femoral artery used as an autogenous conduit is presented.
D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004691:Endarterectomy; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods