Retrograde visceral vessel revascularization followed by endovascular aneurysm exclusion as an alternative to open surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm

M Wayne Flye; Eric T Choi; Luis A Sanchez; John A Curci; Robert W Thompson; Brian G Rubin; Patrick J Geraghty; Gregorio A Sicard

doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2003.08.022

Retrograde visceral vessel revascularization followed by endovascular aneurysm exclusion as an alternative to open surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm

J Vasc Surg. 2004 Feb;39(2):454-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2003.08.022.

Authors

M Wayne Flye¹, Eric T Choi, Luis A Sanchez, John A Curci, Robert W Thompson, Brian G Rubin, Patrick J Geraghty, Gregorio A Sicard

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110-1003, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 14743152
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2003.08.022

Abstract

Staged visceral artery revascularization with occlusion of the proximal lumen enables endovascular exclusion of the entire thoracoabdominal aneurysm from a femoral approach. This technique has been successfully used in three patients at high risk for conventional repair.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anastomosis, Surgical
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
Female
Hepatic Artery / surgery
Humans
Iliac Artery / surgery
Male
Mesenteric Artery, Superior / surgery
Middle Aged
Renal Artery / surgery
Saphenous Vein / transplantation
Stents