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Entrapment of below-the-knee bypass grafts

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A case is presented in which a below-the-knee saphenous vein bypass graft was compressed between the sartorius and the semimembranosis, semitendinosis, and gracilis muscles. Angiography and noninvasive Doppler showed occlusion with leg extension but no obstruction to flow with flexion. Recognition of this entrapment syndrome and its prompt correction can preserve patency of the graft.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Robert F. LeVeen M.D. & Hollis J. Batterman

  2. Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Loreen A. Billman & John E. Gatti

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LeVeen, R.F., Batterman, H.J., Billman, L.A. et al. Entrapment of below-the-knee bypass grafts. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 9, 100–102 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02577909

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