Aortic dissection: percutaneous management with a separating stent-graft--preliminary results.
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.
Kang
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology Chosun University College of Medicine, Kwangju, Korea.
Lee
D Y
DY
Maeda
M
M
Kim
E S
ES
Choi
D
D
Kim
B O
BO
Yoon
H K
HK
Sung
K B
KB
Song
H Y
HY
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