[The St. Jude biopolymeric graft in reconstruction of peripheral arteries]

The authors present their preliminary results of St. Jude Bio Polymeric graft application in the periphery arteries reconstruction. This biograft like all the previous ones (Soleo, CB.S., human umbilical veins) was introduced with the aim of creating a better substitute for autovenous Graft, which has been irreplacible ever before, especially in cases of crural reconstruction. The operated patients were classified into the II stadium of occlusive disease (claudication) and indications for surgery have been based on Doppler sonography and arteriography. In three cases crural femoro-popliteal reconstruction was carried out, because of an occlusion of the superficial femoral artery, in one case a femoro-femoro cross over bypass due to an occlusion of the iliac artery. Postoperative follow-up ranged from 6 to 12 months and the control of the graft passage by. Doppler sonography and arteriography confirmed patency of all grafts. I.e. the preliminary results are excellent.