Suprarenal aorta reconstruction using a saphenous spiral graft: case report.
We report a case of gunshot wound to the suprarenal aorta with restoration of blood flow through a saphenous spiral graft in an 18-year-old man. He was followed for a period of 27 months. The follow-up showed a progressive dilatation of the graft. This original technique for wounds of the aorta seems a reasonable alternative for trauma cases in which there is no vascular prosthetic graft.
Department of Surgery, Pronto Socorro Municipal Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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A
Farret
C T
CT
da Ros
C A
CA
Fischer
J P
JP
Mandelli
L C
LC
Farret Júnior
D000293:Adolescent; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*