Open AccessRadioisotope phlebography in the assessment of the results of venous bypass surgery for postthrombotic disease
Author(s) -
I. M. Ignatiev,
M. R. Konevich,
S. A. Obydennov
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj98447
Subject(s) - shunting , medicine , reflux , femoral vein , surgery , vein , radiology , pathological , disease
We used radioisotope phlebography to assess the immediate and long-term results of 11 reconstructive surgeries on the main veins of the lower extremities, including cross femoral autovenous shunting for unilateral iliac vein occlusions and saphenous femoral shunting aimed at eliminating pathological reflux through the femoral vein.