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Creation of spliced vein conduit using microvascular anastomotic coupler

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&NA; The single‐segment great saphenous vein continues to be a conduit of choice for lower extremity arterial bypass. In patients without an adequate continuous segment of great saphenous vein, a… Click to show full abstract

&NA; The single‐segment great saphenous vein continues to be a conduit of choice for lower extremity arterial bypass. In patients without an adequate continuous segment of great saphenous vein, a spliced vein graft may be used as an alternative. Creating a spliced vein conduit can be technically challenging and time consuming. We present a technique of creating a spliced vein conduit by using a microvascular anastomotic coupler.

Keywords: microvascular anastomotic; conduit using; conduit; spliced vein; using microvascular; vein conduit

Journal Title: Journal of Vascular Surgery
Year Published: 2017

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