Spleno-renal Bypass Facilitating Endovascular Stenting of a Juxta-renal Aortic Aneurysm in a High Risk Patient

• Published in: European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 452 - 454
• Main Authors: Chaudhry, T, Hobbs, S.D, Pinkney, T, Orme, R, Fox, A.D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2008
• Subjects: Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aged; Angioplasty - methods; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - diagnosis; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - surgery; Aortic debranching; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - methods; EVAR; Humans; Male; Renal Artery; Splenic Artery; Splenorenal bypass; Stents; Surgery; EVAR; Aortic debranching; Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Splenorenal bypass

The management of juxta-renal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) is challenging. Open surgical repair is associated with significant morbidity (predominantly renal) and the absence of an adequate length of normal infra-renal aorta precludes the placement of a standard endograft. In high-risk patients...