Thoracic stent grafts with a distal fenestration for the celiac axis.
Descending thoracic aneurysms can be treated with a stent graft provided that there is sufficient proximal and distal aortic neck length above the celiac axis. One of the options for the treatment of thoracic aneurysms with a too short distal neck is described in this report. For this purpose, a stent graft was constructed with a scallop for the celiac axis. Three cases are presented, and the technical details are described.
Tielliu
Ignace F J
IF
Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. i.tielliu@chir.umcg.nl
Verhoeven
Eric L G
EL
Zeebregts
Clark J
CJ
Prins
Ted R
TR
van den Dungen
Jan J A M
JJ
D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome