Another blood supply to Adamkiewicz's artery

Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Sep;52(9):432-4. doi: 10.1007/s11748-004-0039-6.

Abstract

A 76-year-old man underwent endovascular stent-grafting therapy for chronic aortic dissection. The preoperative multi detector row helical computed tomography (CT) revealed that Adamkiewicz's artery originated from the level of thoracic 9 intercostal artery. Intraoperative monitoring of motor evoked potentials showed no reduction of amplitude in the anterior tibialis muscle after deployment retrievable stent-graft. Postoperative CT showed that stent-graft blocked the ostium of intercostal arteries including Adamkiewicz's artery. On the other hand, the distal portion of the Adamkiewicz's artery was clearly enhanced. Our result showed that there is a collateral network supplying to Adamkiewicz's artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery*
  • Arteries / anatomy & histology
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Collateral Circulation / physiology*
  • Evoked Potentials, Motor
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Spinal Cord / blood supply*
  • Stents
  • Tomography, Spiral Computed