Obtaining a superficial femoral artery graft in adolescents and children with the deep femoral artery transposition

J Vasc Surg. 2001 Feb;33(2):429-30. doi: 10.1067/mva.2001.109762.

Abstract

A new technique to obtain a segment of the superficial femoral artery as an arterial conduit in young patients while an unobstructed peripheral blood flow is maintained by superficial femoral artery-deep femoral artery transposition is illustrated with two clinical examples. The explanted arterial autograft requires no replacement by another graft and provides a conduit of up to 10 cm in length. Excellent results were achieved in both patients at 1 year. This technique is recommended instead of saphenous vein conduits in very young patients because of the risk for late vein degeneration.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Female
  • Femoral Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Femoral Artery / transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Intestines / blood supply
  • Ischemia / surgery
  • Leg / blood supply*
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Transplantation, Autologous / methods
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*