Undersized Stent Grafts for Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in Chronic Type B Dissection Eden C. Payabyab, MD, Andrew H. Maloney, MD, Derek R. Brinster, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 103, Issue 6, Pages e501-e503 (June 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.12.038 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Undersized thoracic stent grafts (arrow) maintaining perfusion to organs dependent on the false lumen while increasing flow to true lumen ischemic areas. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, e501-e503DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.12.038) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Intraoperative intravascular ultrasonography used to measure and evaluate the true and false lumens (A) before and (B) after stent deployment. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, e501-e503DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.12.038) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Axial imaging (A) before and (B) after stent deployment showing reexpansion of the true lumen and continued patency of the false lumen, with increased flow to the mesenteric vessels and increased enhancement of contrast medium in the right kidney. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, e501-e503DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.12.038) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions