[Transient paraplegia of the legs after sigmoid resection--late complication after implantation of an aortic bifurcation prosthesis in arterial occlusive disease?].

Ischemic spinal lesions following graft replacement of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm are rare complications. Even more rare is the development of this complication in case of aortoiliac occlusive disease. We report one further case who developed transient paraplegia following sigma resection six years after implantation of an aortobifemoral bifurcation graft because of aortoiliac occlusive disease. The abdominal vessel and the collateral situation of this site of the caudal aorta is discussed and the possibility of late ischemic spinal lesions is pointed out.