REVERSAL OF ACUTE ISCHEMIC RENAL-FAILURE DUE TO AORTIC-STENOSIS BY AXILLOFEMORAL BYPASS GRAFT - A CASE-REPORT

Acute renal failure was preceded by prolonged bilateral renal ischemia in a fifty-four-year-old woman presenting with suprarenal abdominal a ortic stenosis, severe systolic hypertension, and congestive heart fai lure. An axillofemoral bypass caused retrograde flow in the lower aort a and reestablished the perfusion of the renal arteries and the ischem ic kidneys. This resulted in complete and immediate restoration of ren al function and blood pressure even though the patient was anuric for four days prior to the procedure.