Preparing an arterial patch graft.
Patch grafts frequently are used following endarterectomy for short-segment arterial disease. On occasion they are used to increase flow through stenotic areas where endarterectomy might be counterproductive. The following article delineates a fairly efficient way of preparing patch grafts in a reproducible manner. The technique involved in preparing, inserting, and suturing the patch graft is described.
D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation