Reinforced long saphenous vein bypass graft for infrainguinal reconstruction procedures: Case series and literature review

Vascular

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-118

  Hynes, Niamh ^a   Mahendran, Bhasakarapandian ^a   Tawfik, Sherif ^a   Sultan, Sherif ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b Galway Clinic   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Critical limb ischemia; External reinforced vein; Infrainguinal bypass; Popliteal artery aneurysm; Superficial femoral artery aneurysm; Varicose vein

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DACRON VASCULAR PROSTHESIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG VARICOSIS; LIMB SALVAGE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; STENOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN ANASTOMOSIS; VEIN ANEURYSM; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN RUPTURE; VENOUS PRESSURE;

AGED; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; ISCHEMIA; LEG; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL ARTERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STENTS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 33745878838     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2006.00005     Document Type: Review

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