Vein-graft by-pass in axillary and brachial artery occlusions causing claudication

Abstract

Abstract Four cases of axillary and brachial artery occlusions which caused claudication in the arm and hand are presented. They demonstrate that the effects of reduced arterial supply are equally disabling in the hand as in the leg. Axillary and brachial artery occlusions can be treated by vein-graft by-pass, in a similar way to arterial disease in the leg, with excellent results.