title: [Prevention of lower limb necrosis and amputation by femoro-crural bypass: indications, techniques and results].
abstract: Limb threatening ischemia is a challenge for the vascular surgeon. Recent progress in revascularization procedures allow to minimize the primary amputation rate in the management of chronic critical limb ischemia. The authors discuss the prevalence and causes of chronic critical limb ischemia, with a special interest for diabetic arteriopathy. The technique of crural and pedal vessel revascularization is described, as well as the innovative tourniquet technique for distal bypass surgery. A review of published series of infrapopliteal bypass surgery is made. The experience of the authors during last decade with crural and pedal bypass surgery is analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire, CHU, Sart Tilman, Liège. hvandamme@chu.ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Damme
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baguet
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Creemers
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Limet
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D014111:Tourniquets; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*