Experience with the sandwich technique in endovascular thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair Elisabeth Schwierz, MD, Ralf R. Kolvenbach, MD, PhD, Ricardo Yoshida, MD, PhD, Winston Yoshida, MD, PhD, Alper Alpaslan, MD, Ron Karmeli, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 59, Issue 6, Pages 1562-1569 (June 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.12.044 Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Left, Schematic drawing shows a bridging stent with a long overlapping zone. Right, Three-dimensional reconstruction shows chimney graft configuration for the visceral arteries and periscope grafts in the renal arteries. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2014 59, 1562-1569DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2013.12.044) Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Two chimney grafts in the celiac trunk and the superior mesenteric artery in a patient with a renal transplant. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2014 59, 1562-1569DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2013.12.044) Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Periscope graft in the renal artery. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2014 59, 1562-1569DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2013.12.044) Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Upper row, Computed tomography (CT) images show spontaneous thrombosis of gutters (red arrow). Lower left, Contrast dye can be seen in the gutters between the aortic stents. Lower right, Coils are seen inside the gutters. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2014 59, 1562-1569DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2013.12.044) Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Kaplan-Meier curve shows in-hospital mortality. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2014 59, 1562-1569DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2013.12.044) Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 6 Kaplan-Meier curve shows cumulative chimney graft patency. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2014 59, 1562-1569DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2013.12.044) Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 7 Kaplan-Meier curves of the different chimney graft configurations and log-rank test. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2014 59, 1562-1569DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2013.12.044) Copyright © 2014 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions