title: Three-year follow-up of fenestrated thoracoabdominal stent graft bridging an endovascular thoracic stent graft and a surgical abdominal aortic graft.
abstract: This case report describes repair of a type I endoleak at the distal landing zone of a thoracic aortic stent graft by endovascular placement of a thoracoabdominal fenestrated stent graft (Cook, Brisbane, Australia). The fenestrated stent graft was interposed between a previous abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) Gelsoft tube graft (Sulzer Vascutek Ltd, Inchinnan, United Kingdom) and two overlapping Zenith thoracic endografts (Cook Inc, Bloomington, Indiana). Placement was made more complex because the distal thoracic endograft had rotated into a horizontal position. At 3-year clinical and computed tomography (CT) follow-up, continued clinical and radiologic success was shown with no further intervention required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Charles Ross
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Tapping
authors.forename: Duncan F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Ettles
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Renwick
authors.forename: Graham J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D057867:Endoleak / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome