DISTAL PROFUNDA FEMORIS TO POPLITEAL ARTERY BYPASS FOR PATIENTS WITH A SHORT LENGTH OF LONG SAPHENOUS-VEIN

  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 83  (3) , 245-247
Abstract
A technique of distal profunda femoris to popliteal artery bypass is described in 2 patients in whom the length of long saphenous vein available for grafting was too short for a conventional femoropopliteal bypass. Because each patient had a large profunda system which was free from proximal disease, a bypass was constructed between the distal profunda femoris and the upper popliteal arteries, utilizing the short length of long saphenous vein available. Both patients had complete relief of their symptoms and objective evidence of improvement.

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