[Efficacy of axillary-axillary bypass grafting for the subclavian artery disease].
Axillary-axillary bypass procedure was performed in 5 patients (3: atherosclerosis, 1: rupture of aortic arch aneurysm, 1: trauma) with the total occlusion of the subclavian artery. All the operations were performed with 6 mm ringed expanded polytetrafluoroethylene under general anesthesia. Though several types of extrathoracic procedures such as carotid-subclavian bypass, subclavian-subclavian bypass and axillary-axillary bypass are introduced, the efficacy of axillary-axillary bypass procedure is greater ease of anatomic exposure with no concern of interfering with the carotid circulation. The type of bypass to be used in a given case will depend on the individual circumstances. We suggest that this procedure is minimally invasive as well as effective for subclavian artery occlusion depending on the case.
Yamada
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Society, Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan.
Konishi
Y
Y
Matsumoto
M
M
Aota
M
M
Minamikata
K
K
Sugimoto
A
A
Nonaka
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome