Isolation of the deep femoral artery in secondary revascularization.
In the presence of a scarred femoral triangle, the deep femoral artery can be readily and safely isolated by identifying the lateral femoral circumflex branch of the superficial femoral vein which crosses directly over the deep femoral artery 1 to 2 centimeters distal to the femoral artery bifurcation.
D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000379:methods; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*