Between Jan. 1990 and Mar. 1994, twenty-three patients (Male:20, Female:3) with aortoilac occlusive disease had underwent reconstruction (bypass garft). Two main causes of occlusion were atherosclerosis (21 patients) and chronic thromboembolism
(2
patients). Indications for operation were disabling claudication in 20 patients and critical limb ischemia in 12 patients. The procedures of operation included femorofemoral (8), axillobifemoral (6), aortobifemoral (6), axillounifemoral (2),
aortoiliac
(1) bypass graft. Postoperatively one patient died for sepsis and the operative mortality was 4.3%. Various anticoagulant therapy were maintained for at least six months. The 1 year, 2year, 3year and 4year patency rates of bypass graft after
operation
were 91.3%, 80.8%, 71.4% and 58.4% respectively.
(Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995;28:900-5)
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