Abstract:In critical limb ischaemia (CLI), a pedal vein graft bypass offers good long-term results regarding function and limb salvage. However, some cases require bypasses to branches of pedal arteries based on angiographic findings. In a retrospective database we analysed all patients who received a vein graft bypass to branches of pedal arteries for treatment of critical limb ischaemia. From January 1998 to June 2014 we performed bypasses to branches of pedal arteries in 72 patients (59 men and 13 women) out of a to… Show more
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