Department of Surgery Jars
| Description | Aorto-Iliac Atherosclerosis. |
| Author | Department of Surgery |
| Copyright | Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine |
Description
This is a jar that contains the aorta and iliac arteries. Thy are slit longitudinally to expose the intima, which is affected with multiple white patches and ulcerations.
Diagnosis
Aorto-Iliac Atherosclerosis.
Possible questions
Q. Why is it an artery and not a segment of intestine.
A. Because it has branches; two terminal branches (bifurcation) and multiple branches along its course.
Q. What are the clinical features and possible complications?
Q. What are the indications and pre-requisites of surgery?
Q. Can this be an operative specimen?
A. No, because the surgical treatment of aorto-iliac atherosclerosis is not by excision, but by bypass surgery (aorto-bifemoral bypass).