Endovascular stent for use in aortic dissection: an in vitro experiment.
Injection of normal saline and contrast material into the walls of aortic specimens from human cadavers created a narrowing of the aortic lumen, simulating aortic dissection. Endovascular stents were applied to expand the aortic lumen. Successful dilatation of the narrowed aortic lumen was demonstrated in all six specimens.
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000628:therapy*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002102:Cadaver; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans