title: [Laparoscopy-assisted aortobifemoral bypass through the transperitoneal retrorenal approach].
abstract: The aim of laparoscopic vascular surgery in the aortoiliac segment is to replicate the excellent outcomes of open aortic surgery while providing the advantages of minimally invasive surgery. We report the case of a 49-year old man with disabling hip claudication and rest pain in his left lower extremity. On examination the patient had reduced right femoral pulse and absent pulses in his left lower extremity. Angiography revealed occlusive disease in the left aortoiliac segment and right common iliac artery stenoses. Laparoscopic aortobifemoral bypass was planned. The surgical technique included 70 degrees -right lateral decubitus position and retrorenal retrocolic dissection from the left common iliac artery to the left renal vein. Minilaparotomy consisted of aortic clamping, arteriotomy, and end-to-side aorto-prosthetic anastomosis with Dacron graft. Time to extubation was 5 hours; peristalsis was recovered 72 hours after surgery. The patient was discharged from hospital after cardiologic assessment 9 days after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular y Endovascular, Complejo Asistencial de León, León, España. mballesterospomar@gmail.com
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ballesteros-Pomar
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vaquero-Morillo
authors.forename: Camino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernández-Morán
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Prida
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sanz Guadarrama
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007813:Laparotomy; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed