Thoracic aorta-to-femoral artery by-pass. For the treatment of complete obstruction of the abdominal aorta at the level of the renal arteries.
Complete obstruction of the abdominal aorta at the renal artery level is often a difficult surgical problem in case of long standing thrombosis, short suprarenal aortic space, and extensive periarterial inflammatory reaction. Six patients in whom revascularization of the lower extremities was performed through a prosthetic by-pass from the thoracic aorta to the femoral arteries, were reported here. One patient underwent also a left nephrectomy for renal hypertension, chronic renal artery obstruction, shrunken kidney. Both the short and long term results have been satisfactory in all cases.
D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged