title: A complex thoracoabdominal aneurysm in a Loeys-Dietz patient: an open, hybrid, anatomic repair.
abstract: We report the successful treatment of a life-threatening thoracoabdominal aneurysm in a young patient affected by type I Loeys-Dietz syndrome. To overcome anatomic and surgical difficulties, we used an original strategy and a specially designed surgical tool. The clinical and technical aspects of this approach are presented.
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Chirurgia dell' Aorta Toracica, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tommasino
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tucci
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benvenuti
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ricci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D055947:Loeys-Dietz Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed