title: Repair of recurrent visceral aortic patch aneurysm after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair with a branched endovascular stent graft.
abstract: Aneurysmal degeneration of the visceral aortic patch is an uncommon late complication of surgical replacement of the thoracoabdominal aorta. We report on a 70-year-old woman who had undergone previous open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair and subsequent revision surgery for a visceral aortic patch aneurysm. The patient presented with a recurrent asymptomatic 60-mm-diameter visceral aortic patch aneurysm involving the celiac axis and superior mesenteric artery. The lesion was successfully treated with a custom-designed Zenith branched endovascular stent graft. The patient remains well at 12 months.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK. Donald.Adam@heartofengland.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Donald J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berce
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents