Descending thoracic aorta to femoral bypass grafting for total abdominal aortic occlusion

Olgar Bayserke; Yavuz Beşoğul

doi:10.5606/e-cvsi.2016.478

Cardiovascular Surgery and Interventions 2016, Vol 3, Num 3 Page(s): 088-090

Descending thoracic aorta to femoral bypass grafting for total abdominal aortic occlusion

Olgar Bayserke¹, Yavuz Beşoğul²

¹Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty of Maltepe University, İstanbul, Turkey
²Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medicana Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey

Keywords: Abdominal aortic occlusion; aortofemoral bypass; descending thoracic

Descending thoracic aorta to femoral bypass graft is an alternative procedure for revascularization of the lower extremities to conventional techniques, when the abdominal aorta is complete obstructed. In general, this technique is performed by surgeons, when abdomen is unable to be opened due to the presence of an abdominal infection, fistulas, or hostile abdomen. In this article, we present our four-year outcomes of descending thoracic aorta to femoral bypass with cross-femoral bypass in four patients. There was no mortality and all grafts were patent. Descending thoracic aorta to femoral bypass grafting has excellent overall long-term results.

DOI : 10.5606/e-cvsi.2016.478