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Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (extent II) repair in a patient with systemic vasculitis
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, South Korea.
Journal of Visualized Surgery
|October 29, 2017
Abstract:
Conventional open repair is a gold standard for treating thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) in patients with connective tissue disorders or systemic vasculitis. In a 42-year-old male patient with systemic vasculitis, TAAA extent II open repair was performed at our hospital. Here, we present the case with a video clip and technical tips.