[Treatment of an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta above a transplanted kidney. Renal protection by inert subclavian-femoral bypass]

Opening and grafting of an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta located between and below the renal arteries were carried out in a 44-year old patient with a transplanted kidney in right hypogastric position. Renal ischaemia during clamping of the aorta was prevented by means of an inert bypass between the right subclavian and femoral arteries. The patient's renal function remained normal. The different techniques available to protect renal transplants are compared.