[Reconstructive operations on the deep femoral artery in femoro-popliteal occlusions]

Based on an analysis of clinical and angiographic data of 334 patients the authors have established that extended alterations of the femoro-popliteal segment are found in 48.9% of cases. The article presents an analysis of reconstructive operations in 154 patients with such occlusions. The reconstruction of the profound femoral artery is found to be the method of choice in such an alteration, in cases of the combination with stenosis of the iliac artery the operation being supplemented with the dilatation of the iliac artery.