TY  - BOOK
AU  - Akbari, Cameron M
AU  - Keshishian, John M
AU  - Pradka, Sarah P
AU  - Ricotta, John J
TI  - Durability of saphenous vein grafts: 44-year follow-up of a saphenous vein interposition graft in a pediatric patient
SN  - 0741-5214
KW  - *Arterial Occlusive Diseases/su [Surgery]
KW  - *Femoral Artery/in [Injuries]
KW  - *Leg Injuries/su [Surgery]
KW  - *Saphenous Vein/tr [Transplantation]
KW  - *Vascular Surgical Procedures/mt [Methods]
KW  - Accidents, Traffic
KW  - Anastomosis, Surgical
KW  - Female
KW  - Humans
KW  - Leg Injuries/ra [Radiography]
KW  - Middle Aged
KW  - Vascular Patency
KW  - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
KW  - Surgery/Vascular Surgery
KW  - Case Reports
KW  - Journal Article
N1  - Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2006
N2  - We report the 44-year follow-up of a 9-year-old girl who underwent a saphenous vein interposition graft in 1964 after suffering extensive pelvic trauma with complete disruption of the right common femoral artery. The patient recovered from this injury and experienced no disability or pain until 2008, when she suddenly developed numbness in the right leg. Evaluation at that time showed a new occlusion of the saphenous vein graft, and she underwent uneventful repeat revascularization with autogenous vein. To our knowledge, this 44-year patency is the longest reported for a saphenous vein graft. Copyright  2012 Society for Vascular Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2011.12.057
ER  -