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Modified Octopus Technique for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Published on: August 1, 2025
Thoracoabdominal branched repositionable device for an urgent complex aortic aneurysm
Gustavo Paludetto1, Carlos Andre Schuler1, Josué Rafael Cunha1
1Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Institute of Cardiology of Federal District-ICDF, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
Abstract:
The successful use of customized branched or fenestrated devices to treat elective thoracoabdominal aneurysm (TAAA) has already been described. However, the device customization is a lengthy process that necessitates a delay in treatment of more than a month. This case reports an emergency treatment of TAAA, in a 80-year-old patient, refused to open repair, admitted with abdominal pain using a new technique, modifying Gore C3 Excluder (WL Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, AZ) including branches to enable the emergency endovascular treatment of TAAA preserving visceral artery flow and excluding aneurysm.
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