title: Surgical treatment of unilateral iliac artery occlusive disease using a retroperitoneal approach.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We evaluated the early and late postoperative outcome of aorto/iliofemoral bypass operations using a retroperitoneal approach.
  
  
  METHODS
  From December 1999 until the end of December 2005, unilateral aorto/iliofemoral bypass was performed on 23 patients (3 female, 20 male) for unilateral iliac occlusive disease. The average age was 57 years (range: from 45 to 68 years). Operative indications were claudication in seven patients, rest pain in 14 patients, and non-healing ulcer or gangrene in two patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Surgical procedures included aortofemoral bypass in ten patients, iliofemoral bypass in 12 patients and aortoiliac bypass in one patient. Simultaneous femoropopliteal bypass was performed on seven patients. Mean follow-up period was 2.5 +/- 0.31 years. Graft patency was 100% during this period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A retroperitoneal approach for unilateral iliac obstructive disease is a valuable and well-tolerated alternative to conventional aortobilateral reconstruction in unilateral symptomatic aorto-iliac disease with excellent long-term outcome.
authors.affiliation: Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tetik
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Emrecan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bayatli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bayrak
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tulukoğlu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ozpak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gürbüz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction / Q000379:methods*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome