Reconstructive procedures in the management of occlusive arterial disease.

newer graft conduits and techniques are constantly being advanced by researchers. This paper discusses standard approaches to occlusive peripheral arterial disease distal to the aorto-coronary bypass area. I will not discuss the etiology of the disease processes involved nor the subjects of embolectomies, acute traumatic lesions, or aneurysms (except for the thoracoabdominal aneurysm which is often involved with occlusions in the visceral vessels as