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Modified Octopus Technique for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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Riyad Karmy-Jones1, Stephen C Nicholls
1Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Southwest Washington Medical Center, Vancouver, WA 98664, USA. rkarmyjo@swmedicalcenter.org
Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|November 6, 2012
Abstract:
A 75-year-old man presented with symptomatic thoracic aneurysm involving the origin of the left subclavian artery. To obtain an adequate landing zone, a simultaneous stent was placed in the left common carotid artery. Until fenestrated and branch graft technology is more available, snorkel approaches may be an acceptable approach for patients with contraindications to open repair.