title: [Reinterventions for arterial reconstruction in anastomotic aneurysm].
abstract: We reviewed our experience on the surgical treatment of anastomotic false aneurysms from 1979 through 1990: two groups of patients were identified. Group 1 (31 patients) included patients who had been previously operated on at our Institute and then routinely followed-up with physical examination and ultrasonographic studies. The incidence of anastomotic aneurysm in this group was 4.03%; the interval between insertion of the prosthesis and detection of the false aneurysm varied from 5 to 144 months, with a median interval of 58 month. The surgical treatment of choice (false aneurysm resection and graft interposition) has been successfully performed (97% of cases) without mortality. Group 2 (8 patients) included patients with complications of false aneurysm (emergency operations); in this group radical treatment was not always applicable; mortality and amputations rate were significantly increased (respectively 25% and 37%). We conclude that, after prosthetic reconstructions, only a careful long-term follow-up (also with use of ultrasonic and/or CT-scan studies) may allow reduction in morbidity and improvement in late survival.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica Generale, Università degli Studi di Parma.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tecchio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azzarone
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nahas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Salcuni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: I reinterventi di ricostruzione arteriosa per aneurismi anastomotici.