Endovascular stent repair for a dissecting thoracoabdominal aneurysm is feasible in the setting of a district general hospital: a multidisciplinary approach.
A patient presented to a district general hospital with a type B dissection of the aorta. He was deemed too unwell for surgical intervention. An endovascular stent repair was successfully carried out. The case shows that such a procedure can be safely performed by a multidisciplinary team within a district general hospital.
Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, UK.
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Zaman
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Carre
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Shepherd
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Radvan
D000328:Adult; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D015607:Stents