title: Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm after previous left pneumonectomy: a sound choice.
abstract: Surgical treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm after previous pneumonectomy is a challenge because of the impaired respiratory function and increased surgical risks. Endovascular aneurysm repair in anatomically suited high-surgical-risk patients offers excellent short-term results and provides good protection from aneurysm-related death. In this article, we report a successful endovascular aneurysm repair of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm in a patient with past left pneumonectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agrifoglio
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zoli
authors.forename: Antioco
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cappai
authors.forename: Piero
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Trabattoni
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spirito
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Biglioli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome