A new technique of branched stent graft treatment for ruptured thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2013 May;47(4):296-9. doi: 10.1177/1538574413480248. Epub 2013 Mar 5.

Abstract

Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) using a branched stent graft is a technically challenging procedure. A 64-year-old man with multiple medical problems, including severe renal impairment, is presented with a ruptured type IV TAAA. He underwent emergency repair using an off-the-shelf branched stent graft and carbon dioxide as the exclusive contrast agent.

Keywords: branched stent graft; ruptured; thoracoabdominal aneurysm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Rupture / etiology
  • Aortic Rupture / surgery*
  • Aortography / methods
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Contrast Media
  • Endovascular Procedures / instrumentation*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / complications
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Carbon Dioxide