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A New Murine Model of Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Published on: July 7, 2013
Staged repair of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm with mesenteric ischemia using the reversed elephant trunk
Mitsuaki Matsumoto1, Takato Hata, Hidenori Yoshitaka
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Center Sakakibara Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Abstract:
Improvements in surgical techniques, and adjuncts for spinal cord protection and perioperative care have resulted in decreased morbidity and mortality in repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA). However the surgical treatment of TAAA of extent II is still associated with high mortality, especially in patients with preoperative co-morbidities. We report a successful staged repair of extent II TAAA using the reversed elephant trunk technique for a patient with ischemic colitis.

