Extended Applications of Thoracic Aortic Stent Grafts François Dagenais, MD, Rahul Shetty, MD, Jean-Pierre Normand, MD, Roc Turcotte, MD, Patrick Mathieu, MD, Pierre Voisine, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 82, Issue 2, Pages 567-572 (August 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.019 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Postoperative chest computed tomographic scan depicting (A) excluded proximal descending aortic penetrating ulcer, and (B) a 10 mm graft stump on the distal descending aorta that allowed insertion of the stent-graft. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 567-572DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.019) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Angiogram showing (A) type 2 endoleak owing to a subclavian steal through the aberrant right subclavian artery, and (B) coil embolization of the aberrant right subclavian artery. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 567-572DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.019) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Angiogram showing (A) a giant penetrating ulcer of the mid-descending aorta responsible for the aortoesophageal fistula, and (B) exclusion of the giant penetrating ulcer after stent-graft implantation. (oad = RAO [right anterior oblique] view.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 567-572DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.019) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 (A) Angiogram depicting a large pseudoaneurysm located at the proximal anastomosis in a Marfan patient with a previous thoracoabdominal repair; (B) exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm after stent-graft implantation; and (C) complete regression of the pseudoaneurysm sac at follow-up. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 567-572DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.03.019) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions