A durable iliac-axillary and axillary-carotid bypass for cerebral ischemia due to Takayasu arteritis allowed successful pregnancies and deliveries Norihiro Kondo, MD, Masayuki Koyama, MD, Takehisa Iwai, MD, Takashi Ozaki, MD, PhD, Yoh Ishiguro, MD, Hiroshi Noda, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 52, Issue 6, Pages 1713-1715 (December 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.05.004 Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 A, Twelve longitudinal cuts were made in the ringed expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) graft. B, Mesh strips were made by cutting off alternate strips. C, The strips were flipped over. D, Anastomosis with the ePTFE graft was performed. E, The mesh strips were tied to encircle the artery for reinforcement of the anastomotic site. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2010 52, 1713-1715DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2010.05.004) Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Digital subtraction angiography 6 years after the operation showed a patent ilioaxillary bypass graft (solid arrows) and a patent axillocarotid bypass graft (open arrows). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2010 52, 1713-1715DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2010.05.004) Copyright © 2010 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions