title: Aortic dissection: percutaneous management with a separating stent-graft--preliminary results.
abstract: The authors used a separating stent-graft to treat Stanford type B aortic dissection. The separating stent-graft consists of two stents: a stent-graft and an inner bare stent. The separating stent-graft has three parts: a proximal stent, a graft made of synthetic polyester textile fiber, and a distal stent. A 12-F introducing sheath was used. After the separating stent-graft was placed, false-lumen thrombosis was evident in all six patients during a follow-up period of 206 days. The major advantages of this technique are that a cutdown and blood pressure control are not required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology Chosun University College of Medicine, Kwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000628:therapy*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000628:therapy*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D015607:Stents