The experimental use of distal arteriovenous fistulae in canine iliofemoral thrombophlebitis.

From the Department of Surgery, Division of Peripheral Vascular Surgery, The Ohio State University Hospital, 410 West Tenth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210. Address for Reprints: William D. Turnipseed, M.D., University of Wisconsin Hospitals, Department of Surgery, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706. * Present address: William D. Turnipseed, M.D., Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin. Acute ileofemoral venous occlusion due to thrombophlebitis is frequently accompanied by massive edema of the lower extremity. Inflammatory destruction of valves, static venous hypertension, and incomplete recanalization ultimately result in chronic changes of the postphlebitic syndrome. Various surgical techniques, including the use of early thrombectomy, autogenous vein grafts and patches, prosthetic conduits, and venovenous cross