title: Repair of stenotic saphenous vein grafts in infrainguinal arterial reconstructions.
abstract: We describe a technique of repairing autologous vein grafts affected by segmental stenosis. This technique can be of value both in reoperating on an old saphenous vein graft implanted for infrainguinal limb revascularization and in harvesting fresh saphenous vein in which an unexpected short-segment stenosis has been encountered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic, Boston Regional Medical Center, Stoneham, Massachusetts 02180, USA.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Alameddine
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Riester
mesh_terms: D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures