Femorotibial vein bypass in a child.
This report details the course and management of a 5-year-old girl with intermittent claudication, a chronic leg ulcer, and discrepancy in leg growth caused by unilateral femoropopliteal arterial occlusive lesions of obscure etiology. Angiographic evaluation, pathologic observations, and surgical management of this child are detailed. A 4-year follow-up has provided gratifying results that justify the surgical approach to this unique patient.
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000601:surgery*