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Comprehensive Endovascular and Open Surgical Management of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations
Published on: October 20, 2017
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage and thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair
Gilles Godet1, Michèle Bertrand2, Marie-Hélène Fléron2
11 Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, and Vascular Surgery Unit, 36684 Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France.
Abstract:
Spinal cord complications including paraplegia and partial neurologic deficits remain a frequent problem during repair of descending thoracic or thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. Effective prevention of this dreaded complication is of paramount importance. Among the many adjuncts that have been proposed to prevent spinal cord complications, spinal fluid drainage is one that has been used by numerous teams. The aim of this review is to answer the following question: does spinal fluid drainage afford spinal cord protection during both open and endovascular repair of thoracic or thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms?
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