Differences in results for XXXX vs occlusive disease after bifurcation grafts: results of 100 elective grafts.

@entity1 @entity11557 @entity439 @entity158 @entity731
To compare abdomonal aortic surgery for aneurysmal ( @entity11557 ) vs occlusive (OCC) disease, 50 consecutive cases of elective bifurcation grafts for @entity11557 and 50 consecutive cases for OCC disease were analyzed. The mean age of the @entity11557 @entity1 was a decade greater than the OCC @entity1 , and they had more associated diseases. Only six @entity11557 @entity1 were @entity1 , while @entity1 predominated in the OCC group. Only three @entity11557 @entity1 were claudicants and none had @entity158 . About one third of the OCC group had distal disease, and 14 had @entity158 . Operative mortality was 4% (two deaths in each group). The survival of the grafted @entity11557 @entity1 was almost equal to normal expectancy. There were no late thromboses of grafts in the @entity11557 group, while there were five late failures in the OCC group. The OCC group underwent significantly more frequent reoperative surgery during the follow-up period. The numerous differences in the two population groups apparent in this study provide a basis for questioning the concept that @entity439 are caused by @entity731 .
