Surgery for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm

Spinal cord protection during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery

Introduction Postoperative paraplegia including paraparesis is a devastating complication after descending thoracic aortic aneurysm (DTAA) and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair surgery. This lecture will be focused on the pathophysiological mechanisms for the development of postoperative paraplegia, the strategies to prevent the development of postoperative paraplegia, and anesthet...

Tear of joy or sorrow: endovascular stent grafting for thoracoabdominal aorta.

Surgery for thoracoabdominal aorta actually began before the era of cardiopulmonary bypass. In the mid-1950s, Ellis et al., Etheredge et al., and DeBakey et al. opened a field of surgery for throacoabdominal aorta using allograft. In 1965, DeBakey reported their results as 26% mortality in 42 patients with thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms who underwent the extra-anatomical reconstruction of th...

Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm: a totally endovascular approach with a branched stent-graft.

This video depicts a step-by-step description of a totally endovascular approach to treat a patient with thoracoabdominal aneurysm, using a branched stent-graft system. We compare the pre and post-operative computerized tomography and show 3D illustrations and real-life images of the technique.

A modified multiple branched graft for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

BACKGROUND To reduce some problems of traditional graft, we devise a modified multiple branched graft for repair of Crawford extent II and III thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA). CASE PRESENTATION We described a modified multiple branched graft for Crawford extent II and III thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair in 8 patients, Which comprised a main graft and three branches, and...

Extent II repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm secondary to chronic dissection.

Multiple multilayer stents for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm: a possible new tool for aortic endovascular surgery

PURPOSE Endovascular surgery data are confirming the paramount role of modern endovascular tools for a safe and sure exclusion of thoracoabdominal lesions. CASE REPORT A 57-year-old female presented with severe comorbidity affected by a 58 mm thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA). After patient-informed consent and local Ethical Committee and Italian Public Health Ministry authorization, th...