Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveals Edema-like Changes Not Only Subcutaneously, But Also in Muscle Tissue After Femoropopliteal Bypass Surgery

The pathophysiological mechanisms that induce postrevascularization edema after femoropopliteal bypass surgery are not completely understood. Reperfusion-associated injury to revascularized tissue and damage to lymphatic structures are both likely to play a role. Aim of this study was to study edema formation after peripheral bypass surgery with magnetic resonance imaging.