Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair: 12-Year Experience Using Distal Aortic Perfusion and Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage Anthony L. Estrera, MD, Charles C. Miller, PhD, Edward P. Chen, MD, Riad Meada, MD, Ricardo H. Torres, DO, Eyal E. Porat, MD, Tam T. Huynh, MD, Ali Azizzadeh, MD, Hazim J. Safi, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 80, Issue 4, Pages 1290-1296 (October 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.021 Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Descending thoracic aortic aneurysms are classified as type A, left subclavian artery to T6 (A); type B, T6 to the diaphragm (B); and type C, left subclavian artery to the diaphragm (C). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1290-1296DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.021) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Long-term survival (Kaplan-Meier). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1290-1296DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.021) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Freedom from reoperation (Free from Reop.) for aortic-related conditions. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2005 80, 1290-1296DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.021) Copyright © 2005 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions