Key result
A novel surgical technique using Foley catheters and Dacron grafts was successfully used in 3 patients with difficult peripheral arterial aneurysms, yielding very satisfactory results.
Why the study?
Does a technique using Foley catheters and Dacron grafts provide safe surgical control in patients with difficult peripheral arterial aneurysms?
Case Report (n=3)
Does a technique using Foley catheters and Dacron grafts provide safe surgical control in patients with difficult peripheral arterial aneurysms?
A technique using Foley catheters and Dacron grafts offers a viable alternative for managing difficult peripheral arterial aneurysms when standard external control is hazardous.
May support feasibility in select difficult cases; leaves open safety and efficacy for broader use pending larger studies.
Complete external control of the vessels feeding some aneurysms may be very difficult and occasionally only achieved at the cost of damage to surrounding structures. A method is described in which Foley catheters are introduced into the feeding vessels from within the aneurysm and then cut distal to their clamped side branch to enable Dacron grafts to be passed over them and sutured in place. This technique has been used in 3 patients with very satisfactory results and is offered as an alternative when standard control is hazardous, or impossible.
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W E Birkenstock (1979) conducted a case report in Difficult peripheral arterial aneurysm (n=3). Surgical technique using Foley catheters and Dacron grafts was evaluated on Satisfactory results. A novel surgical technique using Foley catheters and Dacron grafts was successfully used in 3 patients with difficult peripheral arterial aneurysms, yielding very satisfactory results.
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