Aortoiliac occlusive disease in the presence of a horseshoe kidney: A case report

Gyedu A., Koksoy C.

ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY, vol.22, no.2, pp.290-292, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.avsg.2007.09.007
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.290-292
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

A case of aortoiliac occlusive disease in the presence of a horseshoe kidney anomaly is presented. The importance of careful preoperative planning by way of specialized investigations is stressed and the merits of both the anterior transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches to aortoiliac reconstruction in the presence of, a horseshoe kidney are outlined.