aortofemoral bypass thoracic

aortofemoral bypass thoracic
insertion of a vascular prosthesis from the thoracic aorta to the femoral artery, with femorofemoral bypass, as a passage around aortoiliac occlusion in patients in whom the abdominal aorta is unsuitable for grafting.

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