There are 2 methods used to treat a blockage of the femoral arteries. Femoral popliteal bypass. The surgeon reaches the femoral artery through a large cut (incision) in the upper leg. A vein …

Femoral popliteal (also called femoropopliteal or Fem-Pop) bypass surgery is a procedure used to treat femoral artery disease. It is performed to bypass the blocked portion of main artery in the …

Popliteal bypass surgery, more commonly known as femoropopliteal bypass (FPB, fem-pop, etc.) or more generally as lower extremity bypass surgery, is a surgical procedure used to treat …

Femoral popliteal (fem pop) bypass surgery redirects blood flow around a blocked leg artery to ease pain and swelling from peripheral artery disease.

Mar 15, 2024 · Introduction Femoral-femoral bypass is a method of surgical revascularization used in the setting of unilateral common and/or external iliac artery occlusive disease.

What is femoropopliteal bypass surgery? A femoropopliteal (fem-pop) bypass is surgery to change the flow of your blood so it goes around narrowed or blocked blood vessels. To do this …

A fem-pop bypass, the most common type, uses a natural or synthetic graft to create the detour around the blockage beginning at your groin/thigh crease and ending at the inner knee, or …

In those patients where recannulation cannot be accomplished, femorofemoral bypass may be the preferred operative option. The contralateral, or donor aortoiliac segment should be free of …

The femoral artery runs down each of your legs, from your groin to your thigh. You may need femoral bypass surgery if this artery is blocked.

Femoral popliteal bypass surgery is used to treat a blocked femoral artery. The femoral artery is the largest artery in the thigh. It supplies oxygen-rich blood to the leg. Blockage is due to …