Factors Affecting Long-Term Results of Above-Knee Femoropopliteal Bypass: A Single-Center Contemporary Study

Conclusion: An adequate arterial size, an ideal anastomotic angle, and the absence of minor, technical defects have a major role in prosthetic above-knee femoropopliteal bypass long-term outcome. A previous, failed endovascular procedure on the superficial femoral artery could markedly alter the natural history of patients with claudication because this approach seems to have a detrimental effect on long-term outcome of grafts needing surgical revisions
Source: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Original Manuscripts Source Type: research