Ruptured aneurysm of the abdominal aorta with kidney autografting.
The treatment is described of a man aged 54 with a ruptured aneurysm of the abdominal aorta extending to above the junction of the renal arteries. The procedure selected was introduction of a prosthetic aortic bifurcation, followed by autografting of one kidney after is extracorporeal refrigeration. The procedure is explained.
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous