Occlusive Disease Bypass Grafts

Bypass surgery, usually done through abdominal or leg incisions depending upon the location of the blockage, creates a detour around the narrowed or blocked sections of your artery. Bypass grafts are devices used to bypass an occluded (blocked) portion of a blood vessel to return blood flow within the arteries to normal levels. Bypass grafts are made of many different materials and require periodic follow-up examinations to evaluate for thrombosis, stenosis, volume of flow, and effectiveness.

Although bypass surgery is more invasive than an angioplasty or stent, it restores blood flow in about 85 percent of patients. Results are commonly maintained for 10 or more years.

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