title: Axillofemoral bypass reconstructions in sixty-one patients with leg ischemia.
abstract: During a 5-year period, 61 axillofemoral bypass operations have been performed in patients regarding as poor risks for conventional bifurcations procedures with arteriosclerotic occlusive disease and in patients with graft infections. Velour-Dacron grafts and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-grafts have been used. The results are encouraging with a 3 year graft patency rate of 75% and a 3 year limb salvage rate of 90%. The expanded PTFE graft is a suitable graft for this purpose, and the use of axillofemoral bypass grafting is recommended as an alternative to the conventional aortoiliac/femoral bypass graft when dealing with high risk patients and patients with graft infections.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene