title: Staged open and endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms using the common carotid artery.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the feasibility of staged open and endoluminal repair of complex thoracoabdominal aneurysms. We report the management of two patients with a staged, open abdominal and endoluminal thoracic repair of Crawford extent II aneurysms, where iliofemoral access was impossible and thoracic repair effected by endograft deployment via a common carotid artery. From this experience we conclude that staged open and endovascular repair for both ruptured and elective Crawford extent II thoracoabdominal aneurysms can be performed using the common carotid artery, when anatomy is favorable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Nadeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khwaja
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baguneid
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000601:surgery; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D015607:Stents; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates