Aneurysm
New findings in aneurysm described from Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, March 14th, 2010
New research, 'Treatment of venous aortorenal bypass graft aneurysm using a stent-graft,' is the subject of a report. "We present the case of a 77-year-old male patient who had undergone a bilateral venous aortorenal bypass graft 30 years previously. Thirteen years previously, the patient was shown to have a decrease in renal function, with mild shrinking of both kidneys; additionally, a stenosis was found in the left proximal anastomosis," investigators in Prague, Czech Republic report.
"At the most recent follow-up visit (1 year previously), ultrasound revealed an aneurysm (42 mm in diameter) of the left renal bypass graft; the finding was confirmed by CT angiography....
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