Open AccessResection of Suprarenal Aortic Aneurysm With Autotransplantation of the Kidney
Author(s) -
Panayiotis K. Spanos,
Martin F. Mozes,
John S. Najarían
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-197412000-00004
Subject(s) - medicine , autotransplantation , renovascular hypertension , nephrectomy , aneurysm , aortic aneurysm , surgery , kidney , aorta , perfusion , resection , radiology , transplantation
This is a report of a patient with renovascular hypertension associated with a suprarenal aortic aneurysm that was treated by nephrectomy, resection of the aneurysm and autotransplantation of the kidney. The autografted kidney was preserved on the Mox-100 perfusion-preservation apparatus for over four hours, during which time the aneurysm was resected and replaced with a Dacron bifurcated graft. The authors believe this is the safest method for the management of aneurysms of the suprarenal aorta, especially when associated with renovascular disease, and it deserves wider application in treating major renovascular disease.