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Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Mar 20 10:35am | Replies (5)
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Hi @kfpd, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect!
Here is a link to Mayo Clinic’s comparison of open vs endoscopic vein harvesting procedures you may be interested to review as you wait for others to comment.
https://mayoclinic.elsevierpure.com/en/publications/endoscopic-versus-open-great-saphenous-vein-harvesting-for-femora/
I am tagging @justbec2004 and @jojo1970 who mentioned Femoral Artery Bypass may have more information for you.
Do you mind sharing a bit more about your situation? Do you have PAD and are you considering surgery?
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@jlharsh
Good morning Janelle,
Yes, I do have PAD and I am considering bypass surgery. I have previously had the femoral blockage successfully opened only to have the blockage reoccur. I then had a second procedure to attempt removing the blockage however my surgeon was unable open the artery on the second attempt. She has suggested a possible bypass procedure.