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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
[Aneurysmal degeneration of a saphenous vein graft - Case report]
Sílvia da Silva1, Miguel Maia, João Vasconcelos
1Serviços de Cirurgia Geral e de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular do Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Portugal.
Abstract:
Non-anastomotic degeneration of venous conduits is a rare condition, and its etiology is not fully understood. We report the clinical a case of an aneurysmal degeneration of a femoropopliteal bypass vein graft, undertook 19 years earlier for traumatic injury of the popliteal artery of the left lower limb. Following the resection of the aneurysm, a new femoro-tibioperoneal trunk vein graft was implanted. The choice of a new autologous graft was made based on the young age of the patient and the best outcomes in the long term, related to this conduits.
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