title: [Open stent-grafting using the Matsui-Kitamura stent for a distal arch aneurysm; an idea for insertion of stent graft and organ protection].
abstract: For the improvement in the clinical results of open stent-grafting, the development of a device system and prevention of spinal cord injury are important. For that reasons, we devised 2 methods for the open stent-grafting with the Matsui-Kitamura (MK) stent. First, the applicator using transesophagial echo transducer cover made insertion of the stent-graft system easy and safe. Next, to prevent ischemic spinal injury and protect major abdominal organ, blood return to lower body was established from femoral artery with occluding the stent graft by balloon. However, these procedures might need to examine whether it really contributes to the improvement in the clinical results.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Southern Tohoku General Hospital, Koriyama, Japan.
authors: Hirofumi
authors: H
authors: Midorikawa
authors: Megumi
authors: M
authors: Kanno
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Takano
authors: Kosuke
authors: K
authors: Watanabe
authors: Kyohei
authors: K
authors: Ueno
authors: Shigehiro
authors: S
authors: Morishima
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Ono
mesh_terms: D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000517:prevention & control; D015607:Stents