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Technical note: the use of arterialized arm veins in infrainguinal bypass
A Flamme1, H Van Overbeke, J De Witte
1Department of Surgery, Maria Middelares Hospital, Gent, Belgium.
Acta Chirurgica Belgica
|March 1, 1995
Abstract:
In order to augment the vein donation area of arm veins for infrainguinal bypass, we performed an arteriovenous AV fistula prior to the revascularization procedure. This technique was used in 5 patients. The diameter enlargement of the vein obtained by this technique enabled us to construct completely autologous grafts with gratifying results.