In-situ vein bypass: a modified technique.
The preliminary results and operative details are presented of a new way of undertaking an in-situ vein bypass in which the vein is distended by blood under arterial pressure before the valves are destroyed. The results are encouraging; 7 of the distal anastomoses were to small calf vessels and at a follow-up of at least 6 months 17 of 20 limbs are improved.
D000368:Aged; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous