Balloon-assisted deployment prevents endograft misalignment during hybrid aortic arch repair.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2011
Abstract
Misaligned deployment refers to eccentric flaring of the bare stent portion of the endograft that causes proximal device retroflexion resulting in suboptimal graft placement. A 71-year-old woman with 6.8-cm distal aortic arch aneurysm underwent hybrid repair with combination of open aortic arch debranching and subsequent thoracic endovascular aortic repair. During endograft deployment, misaligned opening occurred; this was corrected by using a balloon-assisted graft deployment. Follow up imaging continues to demonstrate complete aneurysm exclusion. Misaligned deployment is a clinical challenge; we hereby present a previously undescribed technique to accommodate this limitation of the current endograft technology.
Volume
91
Issue
6
First Page
1982
Last Page
1984
ISSN
1552-6259
Published In/Presented At
Jassar, A. S., Golden, M. A., Augoustides, J. G., Vernick, W. J., Bavaria, J. E., & Szeto, W. Y. (2011). Balloon-assisted deployment prevents endograft misalignment during hybrid aortic arch repair. The Annals of thoracic surgery, 91(6), 1982–1984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.11.022
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
21620000
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article