"The front office staff have been extremely helpful working with my schedule and making my surgical records get out to all my other physicians. They are really on top of it! Thank you."
Bruce G. - Front Office Staff
Evergreen Surgical Clinic Vein Care Services A service of Proliance Surgeons, Inc.
Indication:
To improve the circulation to the legs in select patients with peripheral vascular disease.
Preoperative Evaluation:
First your doctor performs a complete history and physical exam. Then the initial study is a Lower
extremity arterial exam usually before and after treadmill exercise. Further information about the
location of blockages in the abdominal or leg vessels is obtained with an arteriogram. This X-ray
study of the arteries in the abdomen and leg uses dye to allow the blockages to be seen and
photographed. A stress test may be ordered as well. This is to be sure that the heart is strong enough
to withstand surgery.
Procedure:
An upside-down "Y" shaped graft (artificial blood vessel made of Dacron) is used to bring circulation
from above the blockages (in the abdominal or leg arteries) down to the femoral arteries in the groin.
Length of Stay: One to three day stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) followed by 4 to 6 days in a regular room.
Recovery: 4 to 6 weeks with no driving for 10-14 days and no heavy lifting (over 15 lbs.) for 6 weeks.
