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The value of the oblique groin incision for femoral artery access during endovascular procedures.
Annals of Vascular Surgery 2000 May
Groin incisions for access to femoral vessels are typically made in a vertical fashion extending across the groin crease. Significant morbidity can be associated with these incisions, including lymphoceles, lymph fistulae and infections, as documented in the infrainguinal revascularization literature. We have adopted an oblique groin incision for femoral artery access during endovascular graft reconstruction of the aorta because of the potential for reduced wound morbidity. In this study we report our experience with this technique and compare it with the existing literature to determine its usefulness. From June 1998 to May 1999, 98 consecutive patients received endovascular exclusion of aortic aneurysms at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York. Patients were treated with aortoaortic (24), aortouniiliac with femorofemoral crossover bypass (41), or bifurcated endografts (33) and were prospectively studied for wound complications. Aortoaortic procedures required one inguinal incision whereas aortouniiliac with femorofemoral crossover bypass and bifurcated procedures employed bilateral inguinal wounds. Wound complications were defined as cellulitis, subcutaneous purulence, femorofemoral graft infection, lymphocele, or lymphocutaneous fistulae. The oblique groin incision allows adequate exposure to the femoral arteries and is associated with low wound morbidity. We suggest that this approach may be the preferred technique for access to femoral arteries during endovascular procedures, and should be considered for infrainguinal arterial reconstructions.
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