Patent Femoropopliteal Vein Bypass Graft 45 Years After Implantation

Chris Klonaris; Athanasios Katsargyris; Mikes Doulaptsis; Dimitris Athanasiadis; Theodor Liakakos

doi:10.1177/1538574416666226

Patent Femoropopliteal Vein Bypass Graft 45 Years After Implantation

Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2016 Aug;50(6):443-5. doi: 10.1177/1538574416666226. Epub 2016 Aug 31.

Authors

Chris Klonaris¹, Athanasios Katsargyris², Mikes Doulaptsis¹, Dimitris Athanasiadis¹, Theodor Liakakos¹

Affiliations

¹ Vascular Division, First Department of Surgery, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
² Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany akatsargyris@gmail.com.

PMID: 27581224
DOI: 10.1177/1538574416666226

Abstract

Patency of femoropopliteal vein bypass above the knee has been estimated between 69% and 77% at 5 years. This article reports a case of a patent femoropopliteal vein bypass 45 years after implantation without any reintervention. The morphologic alterations observed after 45 years at this vein bypass graft are additionally discussed.

Keywords: above knee; arterialization; femoropopliteal bypass; saphenous vein.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Computed Tomography Angiography
Femoral Artery / diagnostic imaging
Femoral Artery / injuries
Femoral Artery / physiopathology
Femoral Artery / surgery*
Humans
Male
Popliteal Artery / diagnostic imaging
Popliteal Artery / injuries
Popliteal Artery / physiopathology
Popliteal Artery / surgery*
Saphenous Vein / diagnostic imaging
Saphenous Vein / physiopathology
Saphenous Vein / transplantation*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
Vascular Patency*
Vascular System Injuries / diagnostic imaging
Vascular System Injuries / physiopathology
Vascular System Injuries / surgery*