Transapical endovascular deployment of a stent-graft in the thoracic descending aorta.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.10.069.
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Abstract
We report the case of a 74-year-old man with a large aneurysm (60 mm) of the descending thoracic aorta. Because of severe calcification and kinking of the iliac vessels, the expected access-related complication during the endovascular repair urged us to search for an alternative strategy. Having good experience with transcatheter aortic valve implantation, we thought that the transapical approach may be the best option in this case. The stent-graft was successfully deployed through the heart apex without any complications. The postoperative imaging showed an excellent result.
Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm, Infected
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis
- Endoleak
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
- Polyethylene Terephthalates
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Stents
- Veins