Role of aorto(bi)femoral bypass in treatment of patients with critical limb threatening ischemia.

Purpose: To analyse the long-term outcome of open aortic procedures in patients with critical limb threatening ischemia.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of all patients with aortoiliac TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus II (TASC II), type D (TASC D) lesions extending to the femoral artery who underwent aortic bypass procedures for critical limb threatening ischemia (CLTI) or intermittent claudication (IC).

Results: Over a period of 10 years, 87 patients with IC and 45 patients with CLTI received a total of 56 aortounifemoral and 76 aorto-bi-femoral bypass procedures.