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Severe lower extremity arterial insufficiency is manifested by rest pain, ischemic ulceration or gangrene. Patients with these problems are faced with a major amputation if revascularization is unsuccessful or not possible. Although autogenous vein provides better patency rates than prosthetic grafts, vein is not always available.
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Calligaro, K., Dougherty, M. (2009). Femoro-peroneal PTFE Bypass with Adjunctive AV Fistula/Patch. In: Lumley, J., Hoballah, J. (eds) Vascular Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68816-7_31
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