title: Descending thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair: antegrade approach via ascending aortic conduit.
abstract: Challenging access situations continue to arise in endovascular aneurysm repair, despite evolving arterial access techniques. We report a modified access approach, where an ascending aortic conduit was successfully used for antegrade delivery of a thoracic endograft to repair a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm, in a patient with previous surgical ligation of the infra-renal aorta.
authors.affiliation: The Northern Vascular Centre, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Bhutia
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wales
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kindawi
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates