Staged repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysm with infra-renal elephant trunk graft

J Card Surg. 2018 Aug;33(8):446-449. doi: 10.1111/jocs.13765. Epub 2018 Jul 1.

Abstract

A patient with residual thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm and chronic dissection extending into the branch iliac arteries underwent staged open and endovascular repair. Open repair of the reno-visceral segment was performed with an "elephant trunk" trunk graft placed distally into a 12-cm infra-renal aorta. One month later, the patient underwent a successful completion endovascular aortic repair. This case demonstrates the utility of combining traditional and endovascular surgery to manage complex aortic pathologies.

Keywords: aorta and great vessels; endovascular repair; thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Endovascular Procedures / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome