Obturator canal bypass grafts for septic lesions of the femoral artery
M. D. Tilson, T. Sweeney, R. J. Gusberg and H. C. Stansel
Infection of the femoral artery results in false aneurysm formation and
hemorrhage unless appropriate reconstructive measures are taken. We
reviewed ten such cases managed by obturator canal bypass with autogenous
saphenous vein. The graft maintained viability of the extremity in every
case in the early postoperative period. One death occurred related to
cardiac disease, and there was one late failure. This experience confirms
the usefulness of the obturator canal as a method for bypass of the
infected femoral artery.
