title: "Kissing stents" as an adjunct to thoracic endovascular aortic repair: warts and all.
abstract: A 75-year-old man presented with symptomatic thoracic aneurysm involving the origin of the left subclavian artery. To obtain an adequate landing zone, a simultaneous stent was placed in the left common carotid artery. Until fenestrated and branch graft technology is more available, snorkel approaches may be an acceptable approach for patients with contraindications to open repair.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Southwest Washington Medical Center, Vancouver, WA 98664, USA. rkarmyjo@swmedicalcenter.org
authors.forename: Riyad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karmy-Jones
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Nicholls
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome