Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 66(03): 266-272
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613715
Review Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

An Overview and Update of Femorofemoral Crossover Bypass Surgery as an Extra-Anatomic Bypass Procedure

Ahmet Yuksel
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bursa State Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
,
Mustafa Cagdas Cayir
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bursa State Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
,
Gencehan Kumtepe
2   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Balıkesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balıkesir, Turkey
,
Yusuf Velioglu
3   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey
,
Fahri Hayri Atli
1   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bursa State Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
,
Ayhan Muduroglu
4   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bursa Yıldırım Doruk Hospital, Bursa, Turkey
,
Orcun Gurbuz
2   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Balıkesir University Faculty of Medicine, Balıkesir, Turkey
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Publication History

02 September 2017

19 November 2017

Publication Date:
31 December 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Femorofemoral crossover bypass is a surgical arterial revascularization modality which is commonly performed for unilateral aortoiliac occlusive disease. It is primarily applied to patients with intermittent claudication or critical limb ischemia in whom underlying anatomic constraints rule out endovascular means of restoring in-line flow and those who do not qualify for anatomic reconstruction due to the comorbid conditions that preclude a more invasive open surgical approach. This surgical procedure may be also used as a complementary component of endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms when one aortoiliac arterial system is occluded to ensure exclusion of the aortic aneurysm. This review represents the current status of femorofemoral crossover bypass surgery as an extra-anatomic bypass procedure.