Hybrid repair of aortic arch aneurysms: a totally extrathoracic approach with branched endografts in two patients.
Of all of the aortic segments, the aortic arch is the last frontier for endovascular treatment. The main difficulty for arch repair is the lack of an appropriate proximal landing zone of at least 2 to 3 cm required for endograft sealing and anchoring to diminish the risk of endoleaks or migration. We used branched endografts to treat two cases of aortic aneurysms that required complete arch endografting, with successful aneurysm exclusion.
Ferreira
Marcelo
M
Endovascular Techniques Integrated Service, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. mmvf@uol.com.br
Chuter
Timothy
T
Hartley
David
D
Lanziotti
Luiz
L
Abuhadba
Giafar
G
Monteiro
Marcelo
M
Capotorto
Luis
L
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods