Thromboendarterectomy of the right common iliac artery in a patient with Marfan's syndrome and restoration with a new technique

Citation
Mc. Safioleas et al., Thromboendarterectomy of the right common iliac artery in a patient with Marfan's syndrome and restoration with a new technique, INT ANGIOL, 20(3), 2001, pp. 241-243
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL ANGIOLOGY
ISSN journal
03929590 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
241 - 243
Database
ISI
SICI code
0392-9590(200109)20:3<241:TOTRCI>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Marfan's syndrome is a rare hereditary disease of connective tissue, the su rgical interest of which is in its propensity to the development of arteria l aneurysms. We describe the case of a 40-year-old male who was admitted to our hospital because of thrombosis of the right common iliac artery and wh o was treated with a new technique: thromboendarterectomy of the right comm on iliac artery and covering of the artery with a synthetic graft, in order to avoid the risk of developing an aneurysm of the endarterectomised iliac artery. This is a new technique, here described for the first time in the international literature.