title: [Open stent-grafting for saccular aneurysms of the distal arch and descending aorta; report of a case].
abstract: We report the utility of an open stent-grafting for saccular aneurysms of the distal arch and descending aorta. A 68-year-old man showed a radiological abnormality on a chest X-ray film. Chest computed tomography (CT) demonstrated saccular aneurysms of the distal arch and descending aorta. Open stent-grafting was performed using a homemade device. The postoperative course was uneventful. Postoperative CT showed satisfactory placement of the endograft, without extravasation. Open stent-grafting was a useful therapeutic procedure in this case of multiple aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokuyama Central Hospital, Shunan, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikenaga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents