title: Management of upper extremity ischemia.
abstract: Upper extremity ischemia is insidious in onset and debilitating. It accounts for 1 to 4 percent of all peripheral vascular procedures. Once the site of the symptomatic lesion is determined, an extrathoracic extra-anatomic bypass often can provide long-lasting relief.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: DiGiacomo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged