Intercostal artery stent grafting to prevent paraplegia during endovascular treatment of an intercostal loop graft aneurysm after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Oct;158(4):e127-e130. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.04.003. Epub 2019 Apr 8.

Authors

Bruce L Tjaden Jr¹, Anthony L Estrera¹, Rana O Afifi²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute, Houston, Tex.
² Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute, Houston, Tex. Electronic address: rana.o.afifi@uth.tmc.edu.

PMID: 31053441
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.04.003

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MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm / etiology
Aneurysm / physiopathology
Aneurysm / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / physiopathology
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
Collateral Circulation
Endovascular Procedures / adverse effects
Endovascular Procedures / instrumentation*
Humans
Male
Paraplegia / etiology
Paraplegia / physiopathology
Paraplegia / prevention & control*
Regional Blood Flow
Stents*
Thoracic Arteries / diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Arteries / physiopathology
Thoracic Arteries / surgery*
Treatment Outcome