Clinical impact of the angiosome concept: is it applicable in femoropopliteal bypasses, limb salvage, and wound healing in critical pathologic limb-threatening ischemia?
Tereza Mazurova, Ilker Sengul, Demet Sengul, Miloslav Mazur, Daniel Toman, Petr Vavra, Jan Roman, Anton Pelikan, Matej Pekar · 2026
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Tereza Mazurova and colleagues present a 2026 study of the angiosome concept in leg bypass surgery. An angiosome is a body region fed by one source artery. In limb-threatening ischemia, the worst stage of poor leg circulation, the question is whether bypass flow must reach the exact wounded region's artery. The team followed 143 patients after thigh-to-knee bypass at a Czech hospital.
Patients whose bypass fed the wounded region directly healed better, kept their limbs more often, and died less than those fed indirectly. All three advantages were statistically significant. The authors say the concept, proven lower in the leg, also predicts results for these higher bypasses. In borderline cases with heavy wounds or illness, they advise operating mainly when direct feeding is achievable.
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| CREATOR | Tereza Mazurova, Ilker Sengul, Demet Sengul, Miloslav Mazur, Daniel Toman, Petr Vavra, Jan Roman, Anton Pelikan, Matej Pekar |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15215 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |