Arterial bypass surgery

Examples

  • Femoral-popliteal
  • Femoral-distal
  • Axillo-femoral
  • Femoral-femoral

Types of graft

  1. Native
    • Reverese autologous long saphenous vein graft
    • Insitu long saphenous vein graft (disrupted with valvulotome)
  2. Synthetic
    • PTFE
    • Dacron

Complications

  1. Bleeding
  2. Infection: wound, graft
  3. Suture line aneurysm
  4. Graft failure: thrombosis