Explantation of an ALTO abdominal stent graft

Carl T Schoephoerster; Mohammad H Rajaei; Peter J Rossi

doi:10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101416

Explantation of an ALTO abdominal stent graft

J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2023 Dec 30;10(2):101416. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101416. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Authors

Carl T Schoephoerster¹, Mohammad H Rajaei¹, Peter J Rossi¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

Abstract

Explantation of traditional infrarenal aortic endografts has been previously described, and explanation of aortic endografts with standard suprarenal fixation at our center has been well defined. However, to the best of our knowledge, no cases have been reported on explantation of endografts with polymer rings present to facilitate the proximal seal. By obtaining full thoracoabdominal exposure with supraceliac clamping and opening the entire aorta along the graft, we were able to successfully explant the ALTO stent graft with polymer rings. (J Vasc Surg 2024;XX:XX-X.).

Keywords: Aortic graft explantation; Endoleak; Thoracoabdominal aneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports