Comparisons between prosthetic vascular graft and saphenous vein graft in femoro-popliteal bypass

Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-40

  Park, Keun Myoung ^a   Kim, Young Wook ^a   Yang, Shin Seok ^a   Kim, Dong Ik ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Graft; Patency; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Saphenous vein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904990365     PISSN: 22886575     EISSN: 22886796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4174/astr.2014.87.1.35     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Norgren L, Hiatt WR, Dormandy JA, Nehler MR, Harris KA, Fowkes FG, et al. Inter-Society Consensus for the Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease (TASC II). Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2007; 33 Suppl 1: S1-75.
2. Bradbury AW, Adam DJ, Bell J, Forbes JF, Fowkes FG, Gillespie I, et al. Bypass versus Angioplasty in Severe Ischaemia of the Leg (BASIL) trial: analysis of amputation free and overall survival by treatment received. J Vasc Surg 2010; 51(5 Suppl): 18S-31S.
3. Twine CP, McLain AD. Graft type for femoro-popliteal bypass surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010; (5): CD001487.
4. Kim DI, Huh SH, Lee BB. Vascular clips as a landmark for sites of anastomosis. Surg Today 2003; 33: 78-9.
5. Berglund J, Bjorck M, Elfstrom J; SWEDVASC Femoro-popliteal Study Group. Long-Term results of above knee femoro-popliteal bypass depend on indication for surgery and graft-material. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2005; 29: 412-8.
6. Eifell R, Mudawi A. A simple technique to prevent graft kinking during tunneling of a reversed vein femoropopliteal bypass graft. Surg Today 2007; 37: 356-8.
7. Inoue Y, Sugano N, Jibiki M, Kitamura S, Iwai T. Cuffed anastomosis for above-knee femoropopliteal bypass with a stretch expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft. Surg Today 2008; 38: 679-84.
8. Williams GT, Underwood CJ, Charlesworth D. Early results of femoropopliteal bypass using a five millimeter "thin wall" polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-Tex) prosthesis. Ann Vasc Surg 1986; 1: 208-13.
9. Veith FJ, Gupta SK, Ascer E, White-Flores S, Samson RH, Scher LA, et al. Six-year prospective multicenter randomized comparison of autologous saphenous vein and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene grafts in infrainguinal arterial reconstructions. J Vasc Surg 1986; 3: 104-14.
10. Burger DH, Kappetein AP, Van Bockel JH, Breslau PJ. A prospective randomized trial comparing vein with polytetrafluoroethylene in above-knee femoropopliteal bypass grafting. J Vasc Surg 2000; 32: 278-83.
11. Ruckert RI, Tsilimparis N, Lobenstein B, Witte J, Seip G, Storck M. Midterm results of a precuffed expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft for above knee femoropopliteal bypass in a multicenter study. J Vasc Surg 2009; 49: 1203-9.e3.
12. Park UJ, Kim DI. Thromboangiitis obliterans. Int J Stem Cells 2010; 3: 1-7.
13. Kim DI, Kim MJ, Joh JH, Shin SW, Do YS, Moon JY, et al. Angiogenesis facilitated by autologous whole bone marrow stem cell transplantation for Buerger's disease. Stem Cells 2006; 24: 1194-200.
14. Cheng SW, Ting AC, Ho P. Angioplasty and primary stenting of high-grade, long-segment superficial femoral artery disease: is it worthwhile? Ann Vasc Surg 2003; 17: 430-7.
15. Sabeti S, Mlekusch W, Amighi J, Minar E, Schillinger M. Primary patency of long-segment self-expanding nitinol stents in the femoropopliteal arteries. J Endovasc Ther 2005; 12: 6-12.
16. Ihnat DM, Duong ST, Taylor ZC, Leon LR, Mills JL Sr, Goshima KR, et al. Contemporary outcomes after superficial femoral artery angioplasty and stenting: the influence of TASC classification and runoff score. J Vasc Surg 2008; 47: 967-74.
17. Klinkert P, Post PN, Breslau PJ, van Bockel JH. Saphenous vein versus PTFE for above-knee femoropopliteal bypass. A review of the literature. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2004; 27: 357-62.
18. Pereira CE, Albers M, Romiti M, Brochado-Neto FC, Pereira CA. Meta-Analysis of femoropopliteal bypass grafts for lower extremity arterial insufficiency. J Vasc Surg 2006; 44: 510-7.
19. Prendiville EJ, Yeager A, O'Donnell TF Jr, Coleman JC, Jaworek A, Callow AD, et al. Long-Term results with the above-knee popliteal expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft. J Vasc Surg 1990; 11: 517-24.
20. Rosenthal D, Evans RD, McKinsey J, Seagraves MA, Lamis PA, Clark MD, et al. Prosthetic above-knee femoropopliteal bypass for intermittent claudication. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1990; 31: 462-8.