Surgical technique of total arch replacement for failed thoracic endovascular aortic repair

Yasunori Iida; Yukio Obitsu; Nobusato Koizumi; Yoshihiko Yokoi; Satoshi Kawaguchi; Hiroshi Shigematsu

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.037

Surgical technique of total arch replacement for failed thoracic endovascular aortic repair

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Aug;90(2):677-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.037.

Authors

Yasunori Iida¹, Yukio Obitsu, Nobusato Koizumi, Yoshihiko Yokoi, Satoshi Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Shigematsu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan. y.iida@vanilla.ocn.ne.jp

PMID: 20667387
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.037

Abstract

Since its introduction in the 1990s, the number of thoracic endovascular aortic repairs is increasing rapidly. However, data on the operative method for reoperation after failed thoracic endovascular aortic repairs are still scanty. We describe the surgical technique of total arch replacement with partial stent removal and the elephant trunk procedure for failed thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

MeSH terms

Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
Humans
Reoperation
Stents*
Thoracic Surgical Procedures / methods