SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY BYPASS USING SUPERFICIAL FEMORAL VEIN - A CASE-REPORT

The authors report the use of reversed superficial femoral vein (SFV) as an interposition graft in the subclavian artery-following the exclu sion of an aneurysm in a patient with compression of the artery at the thoracic outlet. SFV was easy to harvest and handle and provided an i deal size match with the subclavian and axillary arteries. The patient has no complaints in the upper limb 12 months following the procedure , and there have been no complications in the donor leg. SFV appears t o be an ideal conduit for subclavian artery bypass procedures. The aut hors conclude that the use of SFV should be extended to include subcla vian artery revascularization and repair.