Duplex scan surveillance of infrainguinal prosthetic bypass grafts

High-risk Patients and High-risk Grafts in Infrainguinal Bypass for Critical Limb Ischaemia

Intraoperative Spasm of Infrainguinal Vein Grafts: Report of Two Cases

We report for the first time two cases of vein graft spasm following distal artery bypass in the lower extremity. In the first case, graft spasm occurred in the region just distal to the proximal anastomosis and it resolved without surgical intervention. In the second case, completion angiography showed defective filling around the distal anastomosis. We considered this to be due to technical e...

Surveillance for Infrainguinal Vein Graft Stenosis

Helsinki 2001 Yliopistopaino " When the truth is discovered by someone else, it loses its attractiveness " –Alexander Solzenitzyn: Candle in the wind iii–

Prosthetic arteriovenous grafts for hemodialysis.

INTRODUCTION Prosthetic arteriovenous (AV) grafts are indicated in patients with failed AV fistula (AVF), exhausted superficial veins or unsuitable vessels. Increasing the proportion of prevalent hemodialysis (HD) patients using autogenous AVF should reduce the need for AV grafts and associated morbidity. This paper reviews the current role of prosthetic AV grafts in vascular access for HD. T...

Cost efficacy of duplex surveillance and prophylactic angioplasty of arteriovenous ePTFE grafts.

Poor patency of arteriovenous ePTFE grafts remains a major clinical problem. Prophylactic balloon angioplasty of stenoses has been claimed to prolong graft patency and has been widely introduced into practice. In this manuscript we report the cost incurred in application of such a program involving graft surveillance and prophylactic angioplasty of ePTFE graft stenoses >50% diameter. All patien...