title: Antegrade deployment of a thoracic endograft using a minithoracotomy.
abstract: We report a case of a woman who presented with a symptomatic penetrating aortic ulcer of the descending aorta and prohibitive aortoiliac occlusive disease. The thoracic stent graft was delivered using surgical exposure of the ascending aorta.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Feezor
authors.affiliation: Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. Electronic address: beavetm@surgery.ufl.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Beaver
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*