title: Trans-Carotid Placement of Balloon Expandable Covered Stent for Unplanned Left Carotid Coverage during Endovascular Repair of Distal Arch Aneurysm.
abstract: We present a technique for endovascular management of unplanned coverage of the left common carotid artery during endovascular repair of a distal aortic arch aneurysm. A balloon expandable covered stent was placed into the proximal left common carotid artery by neck incision.
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT USA.
authors.forename: Ganesh S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Kumpati
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bull
authors.forename: Amit N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000601:surgery*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery