Table 6-2 Anastomotic aneurysm*33).
| Location of anastomotic aneurysm | Cases | Mortality | Cause of aneurysm treated at the primary operation | Repair procedure | Material for repair surgery | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-day mortality | Degenerative | Takayasu arteritis*34) | Other vasculitis*35) | Infection | Others | Replacement | Exclusion and bypass | Stent graft | Others | Polyester | ePTFE | Autogenous vessel | Others | ||
| Aortic arch branch | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Upper limb artery including axillar artery | 33 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2 |
| Thoracic aorta | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Splanchnic artery | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Renal artery | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Abdominal aorta | 29 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 2 |
| Iliac artery | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Femoral artery | 47 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 10 |
| Popliteal or more distal lower limb artery | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 152 | 10 | 37 | 4 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 33 | 13 | 34 | 75 | 41 | 19 |
＊33) Cases with infected pseudoaneurysm located at the anastomotic site to the artificial graft are listed in Table 6-1. ＊34) Including the atherosclerotic aneurysm. ＊35) Including TAO, collagen disease, Behcet disease, and fibromuscular dysplasia.