Reoperative approaches for failed infrainguinal vein grafts.
The management of patients with thrombosed vein grafts remains a formidable challenge for all vascular surgeons. Management strategies will vary based on a variety of criteria including the patients' overall condition and symptoms, the interval and etiology of graft failure, and the pathological anatomy and availability of autogenous vein. A combination of resourcefulness and adherence to established vascular surgical principles and techniques will facilitate revascularization in the great majority of patients with failed grafts.
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Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02111.
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D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D012086:Reoperation; D017131:Thrombectomy; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014680:Veins