title: Continued aortic aneurysmal expansion after thoracic endovascular stent-grafting.
abstract: We report the successful open repair of a thoracoabdominal aneurysm that had expanded after previous endovascular stenting. Aortic valve-sparing root replacement was performed as an initial step because the patient had significant aortic valve regurgitation caused by root enlargement. Continued aneurysmal dilatation after stenting of the thoracic aorta can lead to repair failure and therefore underscores the need for careful follow-up of patients after endografting.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA. fbakaeen@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Faisal G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Bakaeen
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Coselli
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: LeMaire
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents