title: [The in situ saphenous vein--more possibilities for vascular reconstruction?].
abstract: A clinical study of 47 patients with reconstruction of the large saphenous vein by the in situ technique indicates a statistically insignificant difference in the patency for venous grafts from 3 to 4 mm as compared with those above 4 mm. This confirms that the in situ technique extends the possibilities of venous reconstructions. In the author's group it extended the possibility to use a venous graft by 12.8%. The study confirms also the fundamental importance of patency of the pedal arch for long-term patency. Secondary patency of reconstructions in situ and reverse reconstructions in our department is comparable during the five-year period: 82 and 84%.
authors.affiliation: II. chirurgická klinika kardiovaskulární chirurgie VFN a 1. LF UK Praha.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Semrád
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Novotný
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slais
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vanĕk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures