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3057244

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-1-9
pubmed:abstractText
This study was undertaken to determine the accuracy of duplex imaging of femorofemoral venous crossover grafts (Palma-Dale operation) for postthrombotic unilateral occlusion of the iliac vein. Twenty-four patients, 14 men and 10 women with a mean age of 50 years (range 24 to 72 years), were subjected to duplex imaging and phlebography a mean of 5 years after surgery. Scanning was done with patients in an erect position. A graft was reported as patient if it met the following criteria: it could be imaged in continuity, it could be compressed by the scan probe, and blood flow varied with respiration and was augmented by thigh compression on the symptomatic side. Phlebography indicated that 20 grafts were patent and 17 of these were correctly identified with duplex scanning. Three scans were false negative in obese patients in whom the graft could not be imaged. Four grafts, not imaged, were confirmed by phlebography to be occluded. Compared with phlebography, duplex scanning had a sensitivity of 85%, specificity of 100%, and overall accuracy of 88%. Duplex scanning is safe and accurate way to determine patency after femorofemoral venous bypass if the criteria for patency are fulfilled. If not, the true status of the graft must still be established by phlebography.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0741-5214
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
679-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Patency of femorofemoral venous crossover grafts assessed by duplex scanning and phlebography.
pubmed:affiliation
Vascular Surgical Service, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, N.S.W., Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study