title: Staged repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm with mesenteric ischemia using the reversed elephant trunk technique.
abstract: Improvements in surgical techniques, and adjuncts for spinal cord protection and perioperative care have resulted in decreased morbidity and mortality in repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA). However the surgical treatment of TAAA of extent II is still associated with high mortality, especially in patients with preoperative co-morbidities. We report a successful staged repair of extent II TAAA using the reversed elephant trunk technique for a patient with ischemic colitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Center Sakakibara Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Takato
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshitaka
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsushima
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suehiro
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Otani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000098:blood supply*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods