title: Superficial femoral vein and superficial femoral artery as replacement for infected axillofemoral graft.
abstract: We report successful replacement of infected axillofemoral bypass with a combined femoral vein and superficial femoral artery graft. The new graft was transferred through the tunnel left after infected prosthesis removal. Good early and long-term results indicate that this may be a sufficient procedure.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Division, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland. jacwoj@amg.gda.pl
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wojciechowski
authors.forename: Lukasz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Znaniecki
authors.forename: Pawel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zelechowski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004691:Endarterectomy; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*