title: Total Endovascular Repair of Post-dissection Aortic Arch Aneurysm With Chimney Technique.
abstract: Open surgery remains the standard procedure for treatment of aortic arch pathologies. However, total endovascular repair can be a safe option for patients who are poor candidates for surgery because of compromised physiology. We report the case of a 63-year-old man with a post-dissection aortic arch aneurysm. We repaired the aneurysm using thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) and used the chimney technique to reconstruct the supra-aortic branches. The patient is doing well after 12-month follow-up, demonstrating that TEVAR with the chimney technique can be used successfully for the treatment of post-dissection arch aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Wei-Tao
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Su
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Chen-Jun
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Yun
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: zangwangfu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Wang-Fu
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Zang
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D015607:Stents