Management of acute infrarenal aortic occlusion secondary to type A dissection.
Infrarenal aortic occlusion is a well described complication of type A aortic dissection that carries a significant mortality rate. A technique of immediate reperfusion of the lower extremities through an axillo-bi-femoral graft is described in 2 patients with good results.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. egarrettmd@cvsclinic.com
Harvey Edward
HE
Garrett
Bradley A
BA
Wolf
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures