axillofemoral bypass

axillofemoral bypass
an extra-anatomic bypass consisting of a vascular prosthesis or section of saphenous vein extending from the axillary artery to the femoral artery on the same side; done to relieve lower limb ischemia in patients in whom normal anatomic placement of a graft is contraindicated, as by abdominal infection or aortic aneurysm.

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