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The current worldwide trend in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is towards an increase in endovascular procedures either in the aorto-iliac area or in the infrainguinal district. However, the role of the open repair with a femoro-popliteal bypass is still debated and in our opinion there still a room for traditional surgery in the presence of complex lesions involving the superficial femoral artery and the popliteal and tibial vessels. In this field, vein bypass provides better results than prosthetic grafts, but in selected cases and not only in the absence of a suitable vein, new modified grafts may be used with satisfactory results. The choice between the two options, open and endovascular, that in some cases can be associated in hybrid procedures, depends on several factors. Only if we are able to take into account all the different preoperative issues, we could choose the right procedure in the right patient.

The Role of Infrainguinal Bypass Surgery in the Endovascular Era