Antegrade Deployment of a Thoracic Endograft Using a Minithoracotomy

We report a case of a woman who presented with a symptomatic penetrating aortic ulcer of the descending aorta and prohibitive aortoiliac occlusive disease. The thoracic stent graft was delivered using surgical exposure of the ascending aorta.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2014-08, Vol.98 (2), p.713-715
Hauptverfasser:	Feezor, Robert J., MD, FACS, Beaver, Thomas M., MD, MPH
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aorta, Thoracic Aortic Diseases - surgery Cardiothoracic Surgery Female Humans Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures Prosthesis Implantation - methods Stents Surgery Thoracotomy - methods Ulcer - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of a woman who presented with a symptomatic penetrating aortic ulcer of the descending aorta and prohibitive aortoiliac occlusive disease. The thoracic stent graft was delivered using surgical exposure of the ascending aorta.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.056