Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair after renal transplantation with extracorporeal bypass

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1991 Dec;39(6):384-5. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1020006.

Abstract

The successful resection of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is presented in a patient who had undergone kidney transplantation 4 years previously. Because the transplanted kidney is more sensitive to ischemia than a normal one, a femoro-femoral bypass with a pump oxygenator was used for perfusion of the transplanted kidney during crossclamping. During the clamping time of 40 minutes kidney perfusion was maintained with a perfusion pressure of 60 to 80 mmHg and the flow was 600 to 1000 ml/min. A collagen-seeded Dacron graft (diameter: 18 mm, length: 12 mm) was interposed. The postoperative course was uncomplicated. We believe that performing the femoro-femoral bypass with a pump oxygenator is an effective and simple method for kidney protection in such operations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta, Abdominal / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Extracorporeal Circulation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oxygenators