title: A noval approach using angioplasty for recanalization of a chronically occluded bypass vein graft for limb salvage.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Reporting a noval approach for recanalization of a chronically occluded bypass using balloon angioplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  A chronically occluded distal bypass graft was managed successfully with balloon angioplasty in a diabetic patient with critically ischemic leg.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Successful recanalization of the chronically occluded distal bypass graft. Surveillance duplex scans up to 10 months revealed the graft to be patent with pulsatile flow. Patient fully healed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Balloon angioplasty of a chronically occluded distal bypass is feasible.
authors.affiliation: King's College Hospital, Department of Vascular Surgery, London,UK.
authors.forename: Hani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Slim
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hisham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rashid
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery*; D023821:Limb Salvage; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014945:Wound Healing