title: Femoro-femoral crossover bypass for ruptured iliac artery aneurysm.
abstract: Atherosclerotic aneurysms of the iliac artery shows a marked tendency to rupture, usually with fatal outcome. A ruptured aneurysm of the left iliac artery in a 76-year-old man was successfully treated by removing the aneurysm and implanting an 8 mm dacron tubular prosthesis as a subcutaneous femoro-femoral crossover graft. The operative technique is described. The advantages of this bypass techniques as the treatment of choice in such cases are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates