title: [Endovascular treatment of 2 patients with an aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta].
abstract: Two men, aged 71 and 70, who had previously experienced an abdominal aneurysm were found to have thoracic aortal aneurysms of respectively 8 cm and 7.5 cm in length. For the first patient an endovascular operation was carried out due to a high operative risk: with the help of a radiograph, four endoprostheses were inserted into the thoracic descending aorta via the femoral artery, after which the aorta diameter became more normal. A month later, the patient died from persistent renal failure, which had developed as a result of the previously ruptured abdominal aneurysm. In the second patient with an aneurysm of the proximal descending aorta, a left decompensation arose following aortal clamping during open surgical repair. Ten weeks later an endoprosthesis was inserted via the femoral artery. A year later the aortal diameter had decreased to 6.5 cm; the patient functioned well. The insertion of an endoprosthesis in the thoracic aorta is a minimally invasive procedure in which the patient experiences little perioperative inconvenience.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Vahl
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Manshanden
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bloemendaal
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Zandstra
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Krommendijk
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: van der Hulst
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D003933:Diagnosis; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome