TY - JOUR
T1 - Aortic arch resection and ligation of the descending thoracic aorta to manage a ruptured thoracoabdominal aneurysm
AU - Weiss, Aaron
AU - Di Luozzo, Gabriele
AU - Etz, Christian D.
AU - Griepp, Randall B.
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) are treated traditionally with open surgical repair; however, selective, high-risk patients can be evaluated for an endovascular approach. If the TAAA is complicated by the presence of aortic rupture, open surgical intervention is conventionally the course of action. However, unlike the primary operation, reoperations of TAAA might necessitate less conventional approaches. We report a patient with a previously repaired, ruptured, acute type B aortic dissection, who presents with a contained rupture of a TAAA.
AB - Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) are treated traditionally with open surgical repair; however, selective, high-risk patients can be evaluated for an endovascular approach. If the TAAA is complicated by the presence of aortic rupture, open surgical intervention is conventionally the course of action. However, unlike the primary operation, reoperations of TAAA might necessitate less conventional approaches. We report a patient with a previously repaired, ruptured, acute type B aortic dissection, who presents with a contained rupture of a TAAA.
KW - Aortic arch replacement
KW - Aortic surgery
KW - Thoracoabdominal aneurysm
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=74849093853&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1538574409335273
DO - 10.1177/1538574409335273
M3 - Article
C2 - 19640920
AN - SCOPUS:74849093853
SN - 1538-5744
VL - 43
SP - 614
EP - 616
JO - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
JF - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
IS - 6
ER -