title: Distal anastomotic vein cuff and the use of an internal vessel occluder.
abstract: In the absence of adequate autogenous vein for tibial artery bypass in limb salvage surgery, the use of prosthetic grafts with a distal anastomotic vein cuff or patch has shown promising results. Here, we describe how the Florester Internal Vessel Occluder (Meadox UK, Bedfordshire, UK) can facilitate the construction of a distal anastomotic vein cuff.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline, Fife, UK.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Chalmers
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Howd
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D013536:Suture Techniques; D016909:Tibial Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene