title: Utilization of the lateral circumflex femoral artery as a midway outflow for aorto-popliteal grafting: report of a case.
abstract: We describe herein the case of a patient who presented with total occlusion of all the major arteries in the unilateral iliofemoral region, including the distal deep femoral artery, on whom an aortolateral circumflex femoral-popliteal artery sequential bypass was successfully performed. This case report serves to demonstrate that the lateral circumflex femoral artery can provide a suitable midway outflow for aortopopliteal bypass in patients with extensive thrombosis of the iliofemoral arteries.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Namba
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene