Preferential use of basilic vein for surgical repair of popliteal aneurysms via the posterior approach
Received 21 September 2009; accepted 8 November 2009. published online 18 January 2010.
The facedown position used for the posterior surgical approach to repair popliteal aneurysms limits access to the great saphenous vein. Using the basilic vein as the conduit of choice in five patients, we were able to harvest the vein conveniently and simultaneously with aneurysm exposure. On follow-up of 4 to 36 months, all grafts were functioning well.
Thomas L. Forbes, MD, Section Editor
Vascular Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
Reprint requests: Dr Yehuda G. Wolf, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Vascular Surgery, Weizman 6, 64239 Tel Aviv, Israel
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