Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair in Patients with COPD: Traditional Open Repair or Hybrid?

Video-atlas of open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Open surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms has evolved significantly over the last decades thanks to technical improvements, especially in the area of organ protection. However, despite adjunctive strategies, morbidity and mortality rates are still not negligible. Repair of the thoracoabdominal aorta represents a formidable challenge for surgeons, anesthesiologists and patients a...

Video-atlas of hybrid thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Although open surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) has evolved significantly over the last few decades, technical challenges and current morbidity and mortality of the inclusion technique are still significant, particularly in patients with extensive aneurysms or prior aortic surgery and in poor surgical candidates. Hybrid TAAA repair is an appealing technique and may repr...

Hybrid repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysm: a two-stage approach.

Despite higher standards of perioperative care and refinements in operative techniques, conventional open repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms (TAAAs) is still associated with remarkable morbidity and mortality rates. Hybrid procedures as an option to traditional surgical procedures are still debated, especially in elderly patients with severe comorbidities. We report the experience of our inst...

Best surgical option for thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair - the hybrid approach.

Spinal Cord Protection for Descending or Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

The mortality and morbidity of extensive thoracoabdominal aorta replacement has improved markedly in recent years [1]. However, postoperative paraplegia from spinal cord infarction remains the most devastating complication that faces patients undergoing surgery on the thoracoabdominal aorta because loss of lowerlimb function imposes severe constraints on the quality of life. Additionally, parap...