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What Causes Rerouting Of Femoral Artery After Unblocking It?

Just wondering, my dad just had to go in this morning to unblock his femoral artery. He already has a graft from his shoulder to his groin and the blockage was below it. Well, when the doctor went in to unblock it he said it had rerouted itself. I wanted to know how common it is for this to happen. The doctor said he didn't really have to do anything.
Mon, 4 May 2015
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Hi, what the Doctor probably means is that other collateral channels have opened up to reform the main blocked artery. This would essentially mean that the main artery of the limb is blocked but it is reformed lower down by smaller side branches called collaterals. These would not give the limb ideal blood supply but would be good enough to keep the limb alive and allow him to continue his daily activities.
It is fairly common to have collateral arteries reforming the main ones in cases of chronic limb arterial disease.
Take care,
All the best.
Dr Rishi, New Delhi, India.
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What Causes Rerouting Of Femoral Artery After Unblocking It?

Hi, what the Doctor probably means is that other collateral channels have opened up to reform the main blocked artery. This would essentially mean that the main artery of the limb is blocked but it is reformed lower down by smaller side branches called collaterals. These would not give the limb ideal blood supply but would be good enough to keep the limb alive and allow him to continue his daily activities. It is fairly common to have collateral arteries reforming the main ones in cases of chronic limb arterial disease. Take care, All the best. Dr Rishi, New Delhi, India.