title: [Aortic reconstruction and resection of malignant tumors--one- or two-stage procedure?].
abstract: Surgical tactics in case of aortic aneurysms and simultaneously performed cancer resections are not uniform and still remain a matter of debate. From Jan. 1, 1995 - Oct. 31, 2001 we operated on 37 patients suffering from aortic aneurysms (34 infrarenal, 2 combined thoraco- abdominal, 1 thoracic aneurysm) and cancer (11 esophageal, 6 gastric carcinomas, 3 small-bowel tumors, 5 large-bowel, and 12 renal carcino-mas). None of the above mentioned patients presented with any graft infection, or other severe p. op. complications. According to these results, the one-stage operation of aortic aneurysms and cancer resection is feasible if appropriate care is given to patients selection, technical details and the rules of antisepsis, without affecting surgical morbidity and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemein-, Visceral-, Gefäss- und Thoraxchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Berlin.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Opitz
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017546:Angioscopy; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D014584:User-Computer Interface