title: Thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair after failed endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair without endograft removal.
abstract: Open surgical repair after failed endovascular aneurysm repair usually involves complete aneurysm removal and replacement with a prosthetic surgical graft. We describe an alternative strategy of open surgical repair of a thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair after failed endovascular aneurysm repair that entails preserving the functioning portion of the endograft and sewing the thoracoabdominal graft on the existing abdominal endograft.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. cvsisfun@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sotiris C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Stamou
authors.forename: Nicholas T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Kouchoukos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D020878:Device Removal; D057867:Endoleak / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome