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- Title
The Potential Risk for Upper Extremity Thromboembolism in Patients with Occluded Axillofemoral Bypass Grafts.
- Authors
Mawatari, Kyotaro; Muto, Yoichi; Funahashi, Satoru; Ikeda, Toshihiko; Komori, Kimihiro; Sugimachi, Keizo
- Abstract
Axillofemoral bypass grafts (AxFG) are widely used in the management of poor-risk patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease. On the other hand, AxFGs are associated with a variety complications to the upper extremity (UE). UE thromboembolism represents a significant and specific complication of occluded AxFGs in our series (2.6% of patients,33.3% of occluded grafts). This article describes two cases of late axillary artery thrombosis caused by the occlusion of externally-supported AxFGs. The two patients were treated by graft disconnection, a distal embolectomy, and patch angioplasty of the axillary artery. Their postoperative courses were uneventful. Based on the authors' experience and a review of the literature, they suggest that an occluded AxFG represents a high risk for use of a donor artery and that such patients must therefore be very carefully followed. To prevent late UE thromboembolism in patients with occluded grafts, the authors strongly advise that such patients undergo a surgical operation with careful followup after surgery.
- Publication
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 2001, Vol 35, Issue 1, p67
- ISSN
1538-5744
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/153857440103500114