title: Successful management of aortoiliac aneurysms with a quadrifurcated prosthesis.
abstract: Aortoiliac aneurysms constitute one of the main challenges facing vascular surgeons worldwide. We report for the first time the successful reconstruction of the aorta and iliac arteries with a quadrifurcated prosthesis, in a 72-year-old man with an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, and aneurysms of the iliac arteries involving both iliac bifurcations. The aortoiliac reconstruction was performed with a quadrifurcated knitted Dacron graft, revascularising both internal and external iliac arteries. In our opinion, the use of such a graft is recommended in aortoiliac revascularisations whenever it is advisable for the preservation of flow to internal iliac arteries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, S. Joao Hospital, Oporto, Portugal.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Braga
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates