title: Cryopreserved saphenous vein allografts in infrainguinal arterial reconstruction.
abstract: Cryopreserved saphenous vein allografts (cryografts) have been used as conduit in infrainguinal revascularization when autogenous vein is inadequate or unavailable. Numerous reports on the subject exist, however most are hampered by small sample size or retrospective design. Despite poor patency rates, limb salvage in patients undergoing cryograft bypass is acceptable. In this article we review the literature of cryograft use in infrainguinal revascularization and define its role in the armamentarium of the modern vascular surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. alikfa@aol.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farber
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Major
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency