Table 2.

Indications, advantages and disadvantages of TN

Author (references no.)	Patient no.	Indication for TN	VC	Interval between TN and diagnosis of VC	Clinical presentation	Treatment	Out come (post TN days)
Payne et al. 11	1	Haemorrhage	EIA pseudoaneurysm post‐TN	1 month	Wound haemorrhage	EIA ligation	Death (6 months)
Payne et al. 11	2	Early graft failure	EIA pseudoaneurysm post‐TN	6 weeks	Wound haemorrhage	EIA ligation	Death (1 month)
Payne et al. 11	3	Acute rejection, sepsis	Fistula from iliac artery to appendix	2 months	Intestinal haemorrhage	EIA ligation, resection of the appendix	Death
Brown et al. 12	4	Acute rejection, sepsis	EIA bleeding post‐TN	2 weeks	Wound haemorrhage	EIA ligation	Alive
Brown et al. 12	5	Acute rejection	EIA bleeding post‐TN	1 week	Abdominal pain, pulsatile mass	EIA ligation	Alive
Eng et al. 1	6	Haemorrhage, sepsis	EIA pseudoaneurysm post‐TN	NA	NA	EIA ligation femoral‐femoral cross over grafting	Death (50 days)
Eng et al. 1	7	Chronic rejection	EIA injury at TN	NA	NA	EIA ligation	Alive
Eng et al. 1	8	Renal vein thrombosis, sepsis	EIA pseudoaneurysm and bleeding at TN	0 days	NA	EIA ligation	Alive
Eng et al. 1	9	Acute rejection, renal vein thrombosis	EIA injury at TN bleeding post‐TN	21 days	NA	EIA ligation, saphenous vein grafting	Alive
Eng et al. 1	10	Acute rejection	EIA bleeding post‐TN	NA	NA	EIA ligation femoral‐femoral cross over grafting	Alive
Eng et al. 1	11	Chronic rejection	EIA injury at TN	NA	NA	EIA ligation	Death (3 days)
Eng et al. 1	12	Haemorrhage, sepsis	EIA bleeding at TN	NA	NA	EIA ligation	Death (3 months)
Eng et al. 1	13	Acute rejection, sepsis	EIA pseudoaneurysm post‐TN	7 weeks	NA	Stent grafting	Alive
Eng et al. 1	14	Chronic rejection	EIA pseudoaneurysm post‐TN	6 months	NA	Stent grafting	Alive
Bracale et al. 3	15	Chronic rejection	EIA pseudoaneurysm post‐TN	37 months	Abdominal pain, pulsatile mass	EIA ligation, interposition grafting	Death (75 months)
Bracale et al. 3	16	Renal vein thrombosis	EIA pseudoaneurysm post‐TN	7 months	Asymptomatic	EIA ligation, interposition grafting	Alive
Bracale et al. 3	17	Acute rejection	EIA pseudoaneurysm post‐TN	71 days	Local discomfort, pulsatile mass	Stent grafting	Alive
Bracale et al. 3	18	Renal arterial thrombosis	EIA pseudoaneurysm post‐TN	6 months	Abdominal pain, anemia, fever, tender mass	EIA ligation, interposition grafting	Alive
Bracale et al. 3	19	Chronic rejection	EIA pseudoaneurysm post‐TN	5 months	Local pain, pulsatile mass	Stent grafting	Alive
Bracale et al. 3	20	Acute rejection, sepsis	EIA pseudoaneurysm post‐TN	13 days	Abdominal pain, fever, hypotension	EIA ligation femoral‐femoral cross over grafting	Alive
Siddiqui et al. 13	21	Acute rejection, renal vein thrombosis	EIA bleeding post‐TN	5 days	Abdominal pain	Stent grafting	Alive
Bracale et al. 14	22	Early graft failure	EIA pseudoaneurysm post‐TN	3 months	Abdominal pain, severe dyspnea, tachycardia	Stent grafting	Alive
Borges et al. 15	23	Chronic rejection, sepsis	EIA pseudoaneurysm post‐TN	1 year	Abdominal pain, pulsatile mass	Resection of the pseudoaneurysm and anastomosis between the common iliac artery and the Carrell patch	Alive