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G Slaney

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PubMed1970

Late results of autogenous vein by pass grafts in femoropopliteal arterial occlusion.

The outcome of 185 consecutive autogenous vein bypass grafts for femoro-popliteal occlusions carried out between January 1962 and June 1968 has been reviewed. One patient died at operation and 21 late deaths have occurred since. The overall five-year patency was 61.5%, but was much lower when the popliteal-tibial runoff arteries were diseased. Distal anastomosis of the graft to the popliteal artery below the level of the knee joint also impaired the results, and if this was performed with a graft of minimal diameter less than 5 mm. sustained patency was obtained in only a quarter of the limbs. Nevertheless, where major amputation was imminent owing to advanced ischaemia three out of four limbs were salvaged.

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PubMed1968

Crohn's disease.

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Abdominal aortic aneurysms complicated by spontaneous iliocaval or duodenal fistulae.

Seven hundred and twenty one abdominal aortic aneurysms were treated between 1960 and 1985. Twenty one of these (2.9%) were complicated by the development of a spontaneous primary fistula, 16 (2.2%) into the vena cava or iliac veins and 5 (0.7%) into the duodenum. A correct preoperative diagnosis was made in only four instances, two aorto-caval and two aorto-duodenal fistulae. Hospital mortality was 44% for aorto-caval and 60% for aorto-duodenal fistulae. Despite the lack of a precise preoperative diagnosis in the majority of cases, the prognosis for aorto-caval fistula remained comparable to that for patients undergoing emergency surgery for uncomplicated ruptured aortic aneurysms. The mortality of spontaneous aorto-duodenal fistulae was appreciably higher and the aneurysmal contents of 4 out of these 5 cases had positive bacterial cultures.

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Peripheral arterial embolism. A 20 year review.

Two hundred and forty eight peripheral arterial emboli occurring in 221 patients during a period of 20 years have been retrospectively reviewed. Best results are seen following early surgery with the balloon catheter but, in the clinical absence of tissue necrosis, late embolectomy is worthwhile. Atrial fibrillation and post-myocardial thrombus are the major sources of emboli, but tumour and septic emboli do occur and histological and bacteriological examination of retrieved material is essential. Patients who have sustained myocardial infarction have an increased risk of embolism in the first two weeks and despite modern therapy its incidence remains unchanged. Distinguishing true embolism from acute arterial thrombosis is a continuing problem and different surgical regimes for the two conditions are discussed. Embolectomy following anticoagulation has a high limb salvage rate and a low mortality; anti-coagulation as an adjuvant to surgery also improves prognosis for these patients who have lower amputation rates than those not anticoagulated.

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