Grafts

Question 0

What is the 5 year patency rate for a femoral - femoral cross over graft?

Answer 0

80%

Question 1

What is the 5 year patency rate for a reversed vein femoropopliteal graft?

Answer 1

70%

Question 2

What is the 5 year patency rate for a axillofemoral graft?

Answer 2

60%

Question 3

What is the 5 year patency rate for a femoropopliteal PTFE graft?

Answer 3

35%

Question 4

What is the 5 year patency rate for a aortobifemoral graft?

Answer 4

90%

Question 5

Classification of endoleaks

Answer 5

Type 1 leak from stent graft attachment site
Ia - proximal attachment
Ib - distal attachment
Type 2 leak due to retrograde flow through visceral or lumbar arteries in to aneurysmal sac
Type 3 structural failure of stent-graft holes, disintegration of structural components, junctional separation of different parts of endograft
Type 4 due to graft porosity
Type 5 aneurysmal sac continues to expand with time - no leak

Question 6

Aortobifemoral bypass graft

Answer 6

1. Aorto iliac disease