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Surgical stent-graft implantation by open procedure for type B aortic dissection without optimal landing zone

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Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has been considered as a first-choice treatment for type B aortic dissection (TBAD). However, some patients that is lack of optimal landing zones ( Click to show full abstract

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has been considered as a first-choice treatment for type B aortic dissection (TBAD). However, some patients that is lack of optimal landing zones (<15 mm in dissected Z2, Z3 or the presence of a lusorian artery) still pose significant challenges for TEVAR. We utilized a surgical stent-graft implantation in the descending aorta combined with supra-aortic vessels transposition through median sternotomy for these special TBAD patients. The short- and mid-term results showed that our procedure is a good and alternative therapy for such kind patients.

Keywords: aortic dissection; optimal landing; surgical stent; stent graft; type aortic; graft implantation

Journal Title: Journal of Biomedical Research
Year Published: 2019

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