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Porcine Model of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Published on: November 21, 2019
Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Horseshoe Kidney: Isthmus Sectioning By Endo GIA
Pagliariccio Gabriele1, Gatta Emanuele1, Carlo Grilli Cicilioni1
11 Department of Vascular Surgery, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Via Conca, Ancona, Italy.
Introduction:
A 90-year-old patient was admitted with a hemorrhagic shock from a huge ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm with an unfavourable infrarenal aortic neck and a horseshoe kidney (HSK).
Report:
We decided on an open surgical approach: the HSK isthmus was sectioned with an Endo GIA 45 mm, and we performed a suprarenal aortic cross-clamping and an aortic graft reconstruction. Postoperatively, no urinary leakage was detected, and renal function showed no impairment. The patient died on the 10th postoperative day from pneumonia.
Conclusion:
We believe that the sectioning of the HSK isthmus with Endo GIA is a fast and simple maneouvre.
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