Regarding “New routine alternative for proximal anterior tibial artery bypass in patients with Buerger disease”

Thromboangiitis Obliterans

“…Cumulative patency was 70 % (7 of 10) for saphenous vein grafts, 50 % (3 of 6) for polytetrafluoroethylene grafts, and 33.3 % (1 of 3) for composite grafts. Different distal bypass techniques and routes have been described to obtain better anatomical orientation and patency rates in patients with TAO [178][179][180]. Successful local flap transfers after distal bypass surgery have been reported in selected cases [181][182][183][184].…”