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Synergizing Antegrade Endoscopic with Bridging Vein Harvesting for Improvement of Great Saphenous Vein Graft Quality from the Lower Leg
Published on: November 19, 2019
Prosthetic reinforcement of varicose saphenous vein grafts for infrainguinal bypass
P Soury1, C Peillon, J Watelet
1Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire, University Hospital of Rouen, France.
Abstract:
Use of varicose saphenous veins for infrainguinal bypass is often contraindicated because of the risk of immediate rupture or long-term aneurysm. In this report we describe four cases in which prosthetic reinforcement allowed successful femoropopliteal bypass grafting using highly varicose saphenous veins while preserving normal endothelium. No thrombosis or any other complication was observed after a mean follow-up of 41 months.
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