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Modified Octopus Technique for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Published on: August 1, 2025
A 60-year-old woman with asymptomatic total thoracic-abdominal aortic aneurysm
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chongqing Kanghua Zhonglian Cardiovascular Hospital, 168# Haier Street, Jiangbei District, Chongqing, 400015, China. 65673171@qq.com.
Introduction:
Total thoracic-abdominal aortic aneurysm is a rare disease in cardiovascular surgery, with high surgical risk and high mortality. Surgery is considered the most effective treatment for total aortic aneurysms.
Case Presentation:
Our group admitted a 60-year-old female patients with asymptomatic complex total thoracic-abdominal aortic aneurysm, and successfully performed two-staged surgery, namely Bentall + Sun's operation in the first-stage and thoracoabdominal aortic replacement in the second-stage. The results of the surgery were satisfactory.
Conclusions:
Patients with total thoracic-abdominal aortic aneurysm may not have typical clinical symptoms and require a careful and comprehensive physical examination and related auxiliary examinations by clinicians. Staged repair of total thoracic-abdominal aortic aneurysms is still a safe and effective treatment.
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