title: [Open surgery for femoro-popliteal arterial occlusive disease].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the mid-term surgical results of arterial revascularization for femoro-popliteal arterial occlusive disease (lesion type C and D).
  
  
  METHODS
  From January 2005 to February 2009, 191 arterial bypass had been performed on 170 patients (21 cases bilateral). There were 108 male and 62 female, age ranged from 45 to 85 years old with an average of 67 years old. The operative indication was claudication in 78 cases, rest pain in 62 cases, ischemic ulcer in 19 cases, and distal tissue necrosis in 11 cases. Arterial angiography were performed on all cases. According to TASC II document, type C lesions were seen in 127 limbs, type D lesions were seen in 64 limbs. Autogenous greater saphenous vein bypass in situ were done on 15 limbs, autogenous greater saphenous vein bypass reversed in 20 limbs, revascularization with artificial prosthesis in 128 limbs, composite grafts consisting of a prosthetic conduit with a distal venous segment in 28 limbs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were no 30-day mortality. Follow-up periods ranged 6 to 36 months with an average of (24 + or - 6) months. Seventy-three cases were lost during follow-up periods, follow-up rate was 57% (109/191). Primary patency rate was 84.4% (92/109). The patency rate was 88.2% with artificial prosthesis, 70.8% with greater saphenous vein (in situ or reversed). Secondary patency rate was 89.9%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Arterial revascularization with artificial prosthesis is main treatment for diffused superficial femoral artery occlusive disease (TASC II type C and D lesion) with satisfied surgical results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhi-dong
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Xue-qiang
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: De-sheng
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011150:Popliteal Artery / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome