title: Thoracic Stent Graft Implantation for Aortic Coarctation with Patent Ductus Arteriosus via Retroperitoneal Iliac Approach in the Presence of Small Sized Femoral Artery.
abstract: Endovascular stent graft implantation is a favorable method for complex aortic coarctation accompanied by patent ductus arteriosus. Herein, an 18-year-old woman with complex aortic coarctation and patent ductus arteriosus was successfully treated by endovascular thoracic stent graft via retroperitoneal approach. The reason for retroperitoneal iliac approach was small sized common femoral arteries which were not suitable for stent graft passage. This case is the first aortic coarctation plus patent ductus arteriosus case described in the literature which is treated by endovascular thoracic stent graft via retroperitoneal approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozge
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Cumhuriyet University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Beton
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sabahattin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goksel
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Heart Center, Cumhuriyet University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakkı
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ocal
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Berkan