Christian Etz of the Herzzentrum Leipzig in Germany discusses spinal cord protection during thoracoabdominal aortic procedures.
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Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery
January 11, 2018
August 8, 2017
This video shows a hybrid thoracoabdominal repair in a 60-year-old patient with mesenteric patch aneurismal dilation resulting from a previous repair.
August 3, 2017
Marc Schepens of AZ St. Jan in Brugge, Belgium, discusses the surgical management of thoracoabdominal aneurysms.
August 1, 2017
The authors present an extensive experience with the Frozen Elephant Trunk procedure for aortic pathology of varying types. They provide useful tips for each type. The results justify the techniques. The authors also provide some insight into when results may not be so good.
March 29, 2017
A succinct editorial advancing the case for aortic super-centres
September 27, 2016
The Duke group analyzed their group of patients undergoing proximal aortic operations during a 9-year period (n=869) to determine the incidence and etiology of reintervention on the aorta during follow-up.
November 14, 2013
This video shows a 53-year-old male patient with severe COPD. His computed angiography showed a Crawford Type I thoracoabdominal aneurysm. His right kidney was atrophic, and the aneurysm was extending just proximal to the left renal artery.
March 12, 2012
Patient Selection
January 20, 2011
The article describes the 2-year follow-up of a patient with a 5-cm aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta associated with a chronic Type B aortic dissection, which was successfully treated with an endovascular stent-graft.