"Staffa, Robert" . "BE - Belgick\u00E9 kr\u00E1lovstv\u00ED" . "RIV/00216224:14110/05:00014238!RIV10-MSM-14110___" . "Abstract Background: Pedal bypass grafting is often the only method of limb salvage in patients with chronic critical lower limb ischemia due to atherosclerotic obliteration of the crural arteries including patients with diabetic foot gangrene. It involves arterial reconstruction with distal anastomosis to one of the pedal arteries. Material and Methods: Between January 2000 and June 2004, 54 pedal bypasses were performed in 53 patients with chronic critical lower-extremity ischemia. Forty-seven (87 %) patients had gangrene or ischemic ulcer, 36 (68 %) had diabetes. In some of the patients (16.7 %), previous percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the crural arteries had failed. Preoperative angiographic findings were unsatisfactory in the majority of the patients; the plantar arch was not visualized in 36 (66.7 %) limbs. Results: In the period investigated (54 months) 11 grafts (20.4 %) failed. Early thrombectomy resulting in long-term graft patency salvaged five limbs."@en . . "535618" . . . . . . "3"^^ . . . . . "3"^^ . . "Pedal Bypass for Limb Salvage" . "105" . "5" . . . . "Pedal Bypass for Limb Salvage"@en . "6"^^ . "[A166E526C2D0]" . "Pedal Bypass for Limb Salvage" . "RIV/00216224:14110/05:00014238" . "Abstract Background: Pedal bypass grafting is often the only method of limb salvage in patients with chronic critical lower limb ischemia due to atherosclerotic obliteration of the crural arteries including patients with diabetic foot gangrene. It involves arterial reconstruction with distal anastomosis to one of the pedal arteries. Material and Methods: Between January 2000 and June 2004, 54 pedal bypasses were performed in 53 patients with chronic critical lower-extremity ischemia. Forty-seven (87 %) patients had gangrene or ischemic ulcer, 36 (68 %) had diabetes. In some of the patients (16.7 %), previous percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the crural arteries had failed. Preoperative angiographic findings were unsatisfactory in the majority of the patients; the plantar arch was not visualized in 36 (66.7 %) limbs. Results: In the period investigated (54 months) 11 grafts (20.4 %) failed. Early thrombectomy resulting in long-term graft patency salvaged five limbs." . "14110" . . . "Acta Chirurgica Belgica" . "Z(MSM 141100004)" . "Pedal bypass; peripheral arterial disease; angiography; lower limb revascularization; diabetic foot"@en . "K\u0159\u00ED\u017E, Zden\u011Bk" . "0001-5458" . . . . "000233200300012" . "Leypold, Jind\u0159ich" . "Pedal Bypass for Limb Salvage"@en .