TRANSIENT PARAPLEGIA OF THE LOWER-EXTREMI TY AFTER RESECTION OF THE SIGMOID - LATE COMPLICATION AFTER BIFURCATION GRAFT BECAUSE OF ARTERIALOCCLUSIVE DISEASE

Ischemic spinal lesions following graft replacement of an infrarenal a ortic aneurysm are rare complications. Even more rare ist the developm ent of this complication in case of aortoiliac occlusive disease. We r eport one further case who developed transient paraplegia following si gma resection six years after implantation of an aortobifemoral bifurc ation graft because of aortoiliac occlusive disease. The abdominal ves sel and the collateral situation of this site of the caudal aorta is d iscussed and the possibility of late ischemic spinal lesions is pointe d out.