Femoral-tibial bypass surgery A
femoral-tibial bypass is used to bypass a narrowed or blocked artery in the leg. The
bypass restores blood flow to the lower leg and foot. To bypass a
narrowed or blocked artery, blood is redirected through a graft. The graft is either a
healthy blood vessel that has been transplanted or a man-made material. This
graft is sewn above and below the diseased artery so that blood flows through
the graft and around the diseased part. In this picture, a graft
bypasses the blockage in an artery near the knee. The graft connects the common
femoral artery near the hip to a tibial artery in the lower leg. ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerRakesh K. Pai, MD, FACC - Cardiology, Electrophysiology
Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerDavid A. Szalay, MD - Vascular Surgery
Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine Current as ofMarch 20, 2017 Current as of:
March 20, 2017 Author:
Healthwise Staff Medical Review:
Rakesh K. Pai, MD, FACC - Cardiology, Electrophysiology & Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine & David A. Szalay, MD - Vascular Surgery & Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine |
|