title: Preferential use of basilic vein for surgical repair of popliteal aneurysms via the posterior approach.
abstract: The facedown position used for the posterior surgical approach to repair popliteal aneurysms limits access to the great saphenous vein. Using the basilic vein as the conduit of choice in five patients, we were able to harvest the vein conveniently and simultaneously with aneurysm exposure. On follow-up of 4 to 36 months, all grafts were functioning well.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Ronit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tal
authors.forename: Yefim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rabinovich
authors.forename: Laslo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zelmanovich
authors.forename: Yehuda G
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016684:Prone Position; D013997:Time Factors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D014680:Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation