Indication:
Claudication (pain in the legs from walking), ischemic rest pain, or non healing wounds.
Preoperative Evaluation:
First your doctor performs a complete history and physical, including a careful examination of the pulses in
the legs. The next study generally obtained is a lower extremity arterial Doppler exam. This more precisely
quantifies the amount of circulation to the legs. If a revascularization procedure is felt to be needed an
arteriogram is then performed, usually in the radiology department at the hospital.
Procedure:
A bypass is performed to bring blood flow around the blocked arteries in the leg. The bypass can be made with
the patient’s own vein or with an artificial (plastic) bypass graft.
