title: Descending thoracic aorta to bilateral femoral artery bypass in a hostile abdomen.
abstract: Descending thoracic aorta to femoral artery bypass has been used as a remedial operation after aortic or axillofemoral graft failure or graft infection and other intra-abdominal pathologies not amenable to standard aortofemoral revascularization. It can avoid abdomen approach and has been known as a durable procedure with excellent long-term patency. We reported descending thoracic aorta to femoral artery bypass grafting for primary revascularization in a 55-year-old male with hostile abdominal conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Hong Kyu
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kun Il
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Won Yong
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyoung Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hee Sung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sung Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Cho