Kato Noriyuki, Shimono Takatsugu, Hirano Tadanori, Mizumoto Toru, Ishida Masaki, Fujii Hideki, Yada Isao, Takeda Kan
Department of Radiology, Mie University Hospital, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan.
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2002 Sep-Oct;25(5):419-22. doi: 10.1007/s00270-002-0466-7. Epub 2002 Jun 4.
Endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms is emerging as an attractive alternative to surgical graft replacement. However, patients with aortic arch aneurysms are often excluded from the target of endovascular repair because of lack of suitable landing zones, especially at the proximal ones. In this paper we describe our method for treating patients with aortic arch aneurysms using a combination of extraanatomical bypass surgery and endovascular stent-grafting.