Open bypass operation for peripheral artery disease is a well-established surgery that can be very effective. This is a major surgical operation performed under anesthesia and involving incisions in ...

Bypass surgery redirects blood through a grafted blood vessel. This bypasses the blood vessel that is damaged. The type of surgery used to treat PAD will depend on the size and location of the ...

The history should include a history of intermittent claudication, previous leg bypass or other vascular procedures, and history suggestive of embolic sources, such as cardiac arrhythmias and ...