title: Endovascular Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aorta Aneurysm by the Combination of a Stent Graft with Multiple Overlapping Bare Stents.
abstract: A 41-year-old male diagnosed with Crawford III thoracoabdominal aorta aneurysm (TAAA) was treated using a completely endovascular approach. After the combined implementation of 4 overlapping bare stents and a stent graft, TAAA was excluded while the 4 visceral arteries were reserved. Follow-up computed tomography scans at 3 and 6 months showed that the aneurysm had almost disappeared, while the vital branches remained open. This case may provide an acceptable alternative choice for treating TAAA in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; Department of Oncology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Shan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. Electronic address: chunshuihe@msn.com.
authors.forename: Chunshui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome