Follow-up and its importance for long-term pedal bypass functionality
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| Year of publication | 2006 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Acta Chirurgica Belgica |
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| Field | Surgery incl. transplantology |
| Keywords | Pedal bypass - Follow-up - Angioplasty - Angiography - Doppler - Critical limb ischaemia |
| Description | Abstract Pedal bypasses, for salvage of a critically ischaemic limb, demonstrate excellent long-term outcomes. However, regular follow-up of patients and timely detection and treatment of a contingent haemodynamically significant bypass stenosis, which could cause its thrombosis, are prerequisites. |
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