Higashiura Wataru
Department of Radiology, Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, Okinawa, Japan.
Interv Radiol (Higashimatsuyama). 2020 Sep 18;5(3):103-113. doi: 10.22575/interventionalradiology.2020-0015. eCollection 2020 Oct 30.
Fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair (F/B-EVAR) is a less invasive treatment for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) and complex abdominal aortic aneurysm. Fenestrated and branched (cuff) grafts facilitate safe and durable repair, and bail-out maneuvers for target vessel cannulation and stenting have been established; however, the available bridging stent grafts have differences. The present article discusses the optimal selection of fenestrated or branched grafts, the cannulation of target vessels that have difficult anatomies, and the advantages and disadvantages of various bridging stents. We review the causes and risk factors of spinal cord injury (SCI), the protocol for prevention of SCI, and the outcomes of target vessel stent grafting, including patency and endoleak. Although conventional open surgery is the gold standard for the repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA), it is highly invasive. To reduce invasiveness, hybrid surgery that combines open surgery and endovascular therapy has been developed [1, 2], and fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair (F/B-EVAR) is frequently performed at centers in the USA, Europe, and Japan [3-5]. Additionally, a hostile neck may be an independent factor for sac enlargement after EVAR for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) [6], but a previous study reported that 41% of AAA cases presented with neck lengths outside the range prescribed by the traditional instruction for use [7]. Stark et al. showed that extending the graft above the highest renal artery would create an augmented neck length in 90% of patients with AAA [7]. F/B-EVAR is based on this principle. However, there are some technical tips for, and limitations of, fenestrated and/or branched graft. F/B-EVAR for TAAA and complex AAA will be reviewed in the present article.
开窗及分支型血管腔内动脉瘤修复术(F/B-EVAR)是治疗胸腹主动脉瘤(TAAA)和复杂腹主动脉瘤的一种侵入性较小的治疗方法。开窗及分支(袖套)移植物有助于实现安全、持久的修复,并且已经确立了用于目标血管插管和支架置入的补救操作;然而,现有的桥接支架移植物存在差异。本文讨论了开窗或分支移植物的最佳选择、解剖结构复杂的目标血管的插管方法以及各种桥接支架的优缺点。我们回顾了脊髓损伤(SCI)的原因和危险因素、预防SCI的方案以及目标血管支架置入的结果,包括通畅率和内漏情况。尽管传统的开放手术是胸腹主动脉瘤(TAAA)修复的金标准,但它具有高度的侵入性。为了降低侵入性,已经开发了将开放手术和血管腔内治疗相结合的杂交手术[1,2],并且开窗及分支型血管腔内动脉瘤修复术(F/B-EVAR)在美国、欧洲和日本的中心经常进行[3-5]。此外,对于腹主动脉瘤(AAA)的血管腔内修复术(EVAR),不良颈部可能是瘤体增大的一个独立因素[6],但先前的一项研究报告称,41%的AAA病例颈部长度超出了传统使用说明规定的范围[7]。斯塔克等人表明,将移植物延伸至最高肾动脉上方会使90%的AAA患者颈部长度增加[7]。F/B-EVAR就是基于这一原理。然而,开窗和/或分支移植物有一些技术要点和局限性。本文将对TAAA和复杂AAA的F/B-EVAR进行综述。