Open AccessClinical Outcomes of Surgical Repair with a Composite Graft for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Accompanied by Iliac Artery Aneurysm
Author(s) -
Bongyeon Sohn,
Hak Ju Kim,
Hyoung Woo Chang,
Jae Hang Lee,
Dong Jung Kim,
Jun Sung Kim,
Cheong Lim,
KayHyun Park
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery/daehan hyungbu oe'gwa haghoeji. hyungbu simjang hyeolgwan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2093-6516
pISSN - 0301-2859
DOI - 10.5090/kjtcs.20.025
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , aneurysm , abdominal aortic aneurysm , occlusion , aortic aneurysm , blood transfusion , artery , abdominal aorta , intensive care unit , aorta
Iliac artery aneurysm is frequently found in patients undergoing surgical repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The use of commercial bifurcated grafts is insufficient for aorto-biiliac replacement with complete iliac artery aneurysm resection. We evaluated the effectiveness of handmade composite grafts for this purpose.