title: Ascending aorta to femoral arteries by-pass: a safe surgical technique of lower limb revascularization in high risk patients undergoing coronary artery by-pass.
abstract: The coexistence of a coronary artery obstructive disease (CAOD) with aorto-iliac obstructive disease (AIOD) often represents a surgical problem. Because of left main coronary disease (LMCOD) the contemporary correction of AIOD should be performed with a simple non traumatic procedure. The case of a high risk patient in whom aortoiliac obstructive disease has been corrected with the implantation of a bifurcated vascular prosthesis from the ascending aorta to the bilateral common femoral arteries, and with a double aorto-coronary by-pass, is reported.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D007925:Leriche Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012306:Risk