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Three-Dimensional Printing of a Complex Aortic Anomaly
Published on: November 1, 2018
Hybrid repair of type B dissecting aneurysm with associated Kommerell's diverticulum
Y C Chan1, J P Morales, M D Rocker
1Department of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Hospital, 1st Floor North Wing, St. Thomas' Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7EH, UK.
Abstract:
Endovascular therapy has revolutionised vascular surgery. Complex open surgical procedures may be replaced with a combination of extra-anatomical reconstruction and endovascular treatment. This minimally invasive approach is associated with a lower peri-operative morbidity and mortality than open repair. We describe a novel 2-stage treatment in a patient with Type B thoracic aortic dissection with subsequent aneurysmal dilatation and the added difficulty of a concomitant aneurysmal aberrant right subclavian artery (Kommerell's diverticulum).
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