[Indications for reconstructive surgery following occlusion of the popliteal artery and crural arteries]

Applications of optic systems and microsurgical technic enables one to perform reconstructive operations on arteries of small calibre - 1.5--1,8 mm (crural arteries). Clinically, 42 reconstructive operations (autovenous bypass shunting) were performed on crural arteries in 42 patients. After the surgical intervention the immediate positive effect with patency of the shunt and shunted artery was noted in 24 patients. In 18 patients thrombosis of the shunt developed in early postoperative terms.