Use of the autologous spiral vein graft: a two-stage iliac bypass in a potentially fatal case of pelvic trauma and contaminated tissues

ALTUN G., PULATHAN Z., Hemsinli D.

NAGOYA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, vol.81, no.2, pp.331-336, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 81 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.18999/nagjms.81.2.331
  • Journal Name: NAGOYA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.331-336
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Serious problems may be encountered in arterial or venous reconstruction in cases of severe trauma and contaminated tissues. We report the use of a spiral venous graft (SVG) in a case of two-stage bypass aimed at saving first life, and then the extremity.