title: An innovative exclusion technique for ductus arteriosus with a novel stent graft.
abstract: A 72-year-old woman who had a patent ductus arteriosus that was anatomically unsuitable for catheter coiling was treated with a pre-curved fenestrated stent graft. This graft was custom-made to configure the patient's whole aortic arch, and was capable of accurately adjusting its fenestrations to the arch branch orifices. The advantage of this fenestrated stent graft is close sealing, especially on the lesser curvature of the arch. This device could be an excellent option to treat an otherwise normal aortic arch with such a localized lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Matsue Red Cross Hospital, 200 Horo-machi, Matsue, Shimane 690-8506, Japan. soeda_takeshi@matsue.jrc.or.jp
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soeda
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokoi
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuri
authors.forename: Yuuhei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Setozaki
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome