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A '''valvulotome''' is a medical device used to destroy the [[venous valves]] in especially the [[Great saphenous vein|GSV]] to allow for arterial flow. |
A '''valvulotome''' is a medical device used to destroy the [[venous valves]] in especially the [[Great saphenous vein|GSV]] to allow for arterial flow. |
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Since the leg veins usually contain a number of valves that direct flow towards the heart, they cannot directly be used as graft, but if vein valves are removed the arterial |
Since the leg veins usually contain a number of valves that direct flow towards the heart, they cannot directly be used as graft, but if vein valves are removed the arterial blood can flow via the great saphenous vein to the lower leg - this is called an in situ graft procedure, a type of [[vascular graft]]. |
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<ref> Donaldson MC1, Mannick JA, Whittemore AD. |
<ref> Donaldson MC1, Mannick JA, Whittemore AD. |
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Femoral-distal bypass with in situ greater saphenous vein. Long-term results using the Mills valvulotome. |
Femoral-distal bypass with in situ greater saphenous vein. Long-term results using the Mills valvulotome. |
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A valvulotome is a medical device used to destroy the venous valves in especially the GSV to allow for arterial flow.
Since the leg veins usually contain a number of valves that direct flow towards the heart, they cannot directly be used as graft, but if vein valves are removed the arterial blood can flow via the great saphenous vein to the lower leg - this is called an in situ graft procedure, a type of vascular graft. [1]
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- ^ Donaldson MC1, Mannick JA, Whittemore AD. Femoral-distal bypass with in situ greater saphenous vein. Long-term results using the Mills valvulotome. Ann Surg. 1991 May;213(5):457-64; discussion 464-5.