| "Over-the-wire" inversion saphenectomy: a simple, minimally invasive vein harvesting technique for arterial bypass. | |
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PMID: 15943517 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To examine the feasibility and clinical outcome of a novel, minimally invasive technique for harvesting the great saphenous vein (GSV) for use in peripheral arterial bypass surgery. METHODS: Between May 2001 through March 2003, 27 patients (15 men; mean age 71+/-10 years) underwent extremity bypass procedures for limb salvage (88%) or disabling claudication (12%) using the inversion technique to harvest the GSV. The veins were turned "inside out" using a unique catheter and guidewire system. With the endothelial surface exposed, valve leaflets were excised, and adherent thrombus was washed away. Veins were inverted again to turn the endothelial surface back inside the lumen for use as a bypass conduit. RESULTS: Inversion vein harvesting and arterial bypass were completed in 24 (89%) of 27 patients; 2 patients were treated with synthetic grafts because of small GSVs. Another patient was found after vein harvesting to have inadequate arterial outflow despite a good quality conduit. The average vein length was 45+/-10 cm; a mean 4+/-1 incisions were made, including those for arterial exposure. Incisions made to divide vein tributaries averaged 2 cm in length. Duration of vein harvesting was 25 minutes (range 5-80). Wound complications were minor (2 hematomas, 2 cases of erythema, 2 seromas). Of 6 grafts that occluded after 30 days, 5 involved small-diameter vein grafts (< 3.5 mm). At a mean 12 months, primary and assisted primary graft patency rates were 88% (14/16) and 94% (15/ 16), respectively, for grafts with minimum diameters > or = 4 mm versus 38% (3/8) primary patency for veins < 4 mm (n = 8, p < 0.001). The limb salvage rate was 92% (22/24). CONCLUSIONS: Over-the-wire inversion saphenectomy is a simple and reliable minimally invasive technique for arterial bypass. Incisions are small and cosmetically superior to those of the traditional long incision method. One-year follow-up suggests that grafts harvested by inversion technique have excellent durability when the minimum vein diameter is > or = 4 mm, as determined by preoperative vein mapping. |
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Authors:
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Bradley B Hill; Rishad M Faruqi; Frank R Arko; Christopher K Zarins; Thomas J Fogarty |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists Volume: 12 ISSN: 1526-6028 ISO Abbreviation: J. Endovasc. Ther. Publication Date: 2005 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-06-09 Completed Date: 2005-09-15 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100896915 Medline TA: J Endovasc Ther Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 394-400 Citation Subset: IM |
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Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California 94305-5642, USA. bhill@stanford.edu |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Anastomosis, Surgical Angiography Feasibility Studies Female Femoral Artery / radiography, surgery*, ultrasonography Follow-Up Studies Humans Intermittent Claudication / radiography, surgery*, ultrasonography Limb Salvage / methods* Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Saphenous Vein / transplantation* Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive / methods* Tissue and Organ Harvesting / methods* Treatment Outcome Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex |
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