Our graft choice for surgical treatment of true aneurysms of subclavian and axillary arteries

Results One patient with subclavian artery aneurysm underwent resection of the aneurysm and subclavian-axillary bypass surgery with brachial embolectomy using a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) graft; whereas the other patient underwent resection of the aneurysm and subclavian-axillary bypass surgery with saphenous vein graft. In addition to resection of the aneurysm, three out of 6 patients with axillary artery aneurysm underwent saphenous vein graft interposition and remaining 3 underwent PTFE graft interposition. Moreover, one patient with acute ischemia underwent an additional brachial embolectomy.