A Case of Saved Transplanted Kidney by Axillo-Common Iliac Perfusion for Replacement of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Katsuya Kawagoe, Eisaku Nakamura, Koji Furukawa, Mitsuhiro Yano, Kunihide Nakamura
2018 Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery  
A 58-year-old man underwent renal transplantation 26 years previously and had been treated with immunosuppressive drugs. He presented at the local hospital with backache symptoms during the waiting period prior to repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Computed tomography revealed a retroperitoneal hematoma around the abdominal aortic aneurysm. He was admitted to our hospital and emergency straight graft replacement was performed. After clamping of the aorta, we performed axillocommon iliac
more » ... fusion to protect the transplanted kidney. The patient recovered without transplanted kidney dysfunction. Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 47 : 252 255 2018 ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm ; renal transplantation ; axillo-common iliac perfusion
doi:10.4326/jjcvs.47.252 fatcat:ofwjqclqnndczfonqyiej3jkaa