A Novel Technique of Deployment of a Thoracic Endograft in the Hybrid Treatment of a Patient With Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Jacques Kpodonu, MD, Hani Shennib, MD, Grayson H. Wheatley, MD, Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MD, Edward B. Diethrich, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 85, Issue 2, Pages 666-668 (February 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.015 Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A, B) Computed tomographic scans demonstrate a thoracoabdominal aneurysm with thrombus in the sac. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 666-668DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.015) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) A 12-mm bifurcated Dacron graft (Boston Scientific Corp, Natick, MA) with an attached 6-mm limb sewn to the abdominal aorta, (B) with the 6-mm limb anastomosed to the celiac artery, (C) with antegrade deployment of the thoracic endograft through the 12-mm bifurcated side limb of the inflow conduit, and (D) with deployment of endograft and transection and oversewing of the 12-mm Dacron graft side limb. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 666-668DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.015) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 (A, B) Computed tomographic scans with patent flow to the transposed visceral and renal arteries with no endoleak. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 85, 666-668DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.015) Copyright © 2008 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions