COMBINED USE OF ENDOVASCULAR AND STANDARD OPERATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE AORTOILIAC PSEUDOANEURYSMS - APPLICATION OF EMERGING SURGICAL TECHNIQUES

New endovascular procedures are increasing the options available to th e vascular surgeon for the treatment of arterial disease, These techni ques, alone or in combination with conventional surgical techniques, m ay allow the safer treatment of complex aortoiliac pathology, particul arly in patients with comorbid medical illnesses who have high morbidi ty and mortality rates associated with open surgical repair. The autho rs describe the successful treatment of two noninfected aortoiliac fal se aneurysms eight years after the original arterial reconstruction wi th a bifurcated graft; The pseudoaneurysms were treated by use of a co mbination of endovascular and standard surgical techniques in a patien t with significant comorbid medical conditions that limited standard s urgical repair.