J Korean Soc Vasc Surg.  2009 Nov;25(2):156-159.

Experience with Transobturator Foramen Bypass Surgery: a Case Report

• Joo YS
• Park KH

Abstract

The obturator bypass operation is not a common procedure. In 1963, Shaw and Baue first described performing bypass surgery through the obturator foramen as a technique to deal with infected arterial prostheses in the groin. This operation has been used to reconstruct patients with groin infection, irradiation ulcer, mycotic aneurysm, trauma and excessive scar tissue in the femoral region. We experienced one case of transobturator foramen bypass surgery from a Dacron iliac limb to the popliteal artery.

Keyword

Obturator bypass; Groin infection; Prosthetic graft infection

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm, Infected
Cicatrix
Extremities
Groin
Humans
Polyethylene Terephthalates
Popliteal Artery
Prostheses and Implants
Ulcer
Polyethylene Terephthalates