Chimney Technique with Nellix EndoVascular Aneurysm Sealing System in a Patient with Single Kidney and Juxtarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Kaspars Kisis; Janis Savlovskis; Marcis Gedins; Natalija Ezite; Edgars Zellans; Dainis Krievins

doi:10.12945/j.aorta.2016.16.013

Chimney Technique with Nellix EndoVascular Aneurysm Sealing System in a Patient with Single Kidney and Juxtarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Aorta (Stamford). 2016 Aug 1;4(4):134-137. doi: 10.12945/j.aorta.2016.16.013. eCollection 2016 Aug.

Authors

Kaspars Kisis¹, Janis Savlovskis², Marcis Gedins³, Natalija Ezite⁴, Edgars Zellans⁵, Dainis Krievins⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia; Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia.
² Department of Radiology, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia; University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.
³ Department of Vascular Surgery, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia; Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia.
⁵ Department of Anaesthesiology, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia.
⁶ Department of Vascular Surgery, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia; University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.

Abstract

We present a saccular asymptomatic juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm in a 70-year-old male with a very short left renal artery supplying the only kidney. The case was successfully treated with the Nellix EndoVascular Aneurysm Sealing system combined with a chimney technique.

Keywords: Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Chimney technique; EVAS; Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair; Single kidney.

Publication types

Case Reports