title: Simultaneous endovascular stent-graft repair of descending thoracic and abdominal aortic pathologies. Report of four cases.
abstract: Four patients suffering from concomitant descending thoracic pathology and abdominal aortic aneurysms were treated with endovascular stent-grafts simultaneously. Graft deployment was successful and uneventful in all patients. Paraplegia was not observed. One patient developed an abdominal type Ib endoleak at 12 months which was repaired endovascularly. One patient died from multiorgan failure 3 days after the deployment of the grafts. After 18, 36 and 42 months follow up all the other patients are well without any graft related complication. Simultaneous endovascular repair for coexisting descending thoracic and abdominal aortic pathologies might be an acceptable alternative to open surgery or hybrid operations, at least for the high risk patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Vascular Surgery Unit1, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Xanthopoulos
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Papakostas
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Arnaoutoglou
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Kouvelos
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Michalis
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Matsagas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome