[Indications to the formation of arteriovenous fistulas in performing reconstructive operations in patients with atherosclerotic lesions of the main arteries of the femur and shin at the stage of critical ischemia].

Causes of early shunt thromboses were studied retrospectively in 35 patients with occlusion of the femoro-popliteal segment and critical ischemia, in whom the operation of distal femoro-tibial shunt with the autovein had been performed by the method in situ without an application of the arteio-venous fistula (AVF). Early thromboses of the shunts took place in 8 patients (22.9%).

[Choice of optimal surgical reconstruction at patients with critical limb ischemia due to infrainguinal atherosclerotic arterial occlusive disease].

One hundred and four patients with atherosclerotic lesion of femoro-popliteal segment and III-IV stage of ischemia underwent vascular surgical procedures. Results of these operations were analyzed depending on state of distal arterial bed. Autovenous femoro-popliteal bypass (FPB) with reversed autovein was performed at 49 (47.