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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec;25(5):e108-e110.
doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1546438. Epub 2015 May 25.

Femoropopliteal Bypass with Varicose Greater Saphenous Vein

Yun Su Mun  1 , Byung Sun Cho  1 , Je-Ho Jang  1 , Moon-Soo Lee  1 , Oh Sang Kwon  1
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Case Reports

Femoropopliteal Bypass with Varicose Greater Saphenous Vein

Yun Su Mun et al. Int J Angiol. 2016 Dec.

Abstract

Surgical bypass for peripheral arterial occlusive disease can be performed using different graft materials. Autogenous greater saphenous vein (GSV) is the treatment of choice because of its superior long-term patency. We report a case of femoropopliteal bypass with varicose GSV in a 77-year-old man who was presented with limb ischemia and both varicose veins. We successfully performed bypass with varicose vein. He has been doing well for 15 months after the operation, and a computed tomography angiography of the lower leg, performed on the 15th postoperative month, demonstrated widely patent femoropopliteal bypass graft and no structural change.

Keywords: femoropopliteal bypass; greater saphenous vein; varicose vein.

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Conflicts of Interest The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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(A) Preoperative performed computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the lower leg showed segmental obstructive lesion along right femoral artery. (B) CTA of the lower leg performed on postoperative day 7 and (C) postoperative month 15 demonstrated widely patient femoropopliteal bypass graft and there were no rupture or aneurysm formation.
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