Introduction: Staged endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) has been proved to be an effective strategy to reduce the risk of spinal cord is- chemia (SCI). Several techniques have been described: some imply the staged coverage of the aorta, other the temporarily perfusion of the sac through a branch left unstented or a dedicated branch that will be occluded later. The aim of those is to facilitate the expansion of the collateral network that perfuses the spinal cord. However, each of them, have some disadvantages such as the need of two interventions of big magnitude and the risk of target vessel occlusion or endograft displacement. We describe a new technique to treat TAAA in a staged manner. Technique: The first step of our technique is the thoracoabdominal endograft deployment with the branching of all target vessels; one of these is branched with a bare stent inside which a covered stent will be placed in a second step, which can be perfomed under local anesthesia. We named this tech- nique “open branch” (OB). Before insertion of the covered stent, a balloon is inflated inside the bare stent to simulate the complete sac exclusion to evaluate eventual neu- rological complication. Results: Two patients with Crawford type II TAAA and one with a suprarenal aneurysm following the open repair of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm were treated. No cases of SCI were observed after the two procedures. Median interval time between the two procedures was 8, 6 weeks (4–16). Between the two steps, no aneu- rysm growth or rupture and no branch occlusion or endograft displacement was observed. Conclusions:Thesethreecasesof“OB”techniqueshowthatthisisasafeand feasible alternative strategy to treat TAAA in a staged manner.

The "Open branch" technique. A new way to prevent paraplegia after total endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysm / Mangialardi, Nicola; Lachat, Mario; Esposito, Andrea; Puippe, Gilberte; Orrico, Matteo; Alberti, Vittorio; Fazzini, Stefano; Ronchey, Sonia. - In: CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. - ISSN 1522-1946. - ELETTRONICO. - 87:4(2016), pp. 773-780. [10.1002/ccd.26373]

The "Open branch" technique. A new way to prevent paraplegia after total endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysm

Esposito, Andrea
;
Fazzini, Stefano
Penultimo
;
2016

Abstract

Introduction: Staged endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) has been proved to be an effective strategy to reduce the risk of spinal cord is- chemia (SCI). Several techniques have been described: some imply the staged coverage of the aorta, other the temporarily perfusion of the sac through a branch left unstented or a dedicated branch that will be occluded later. The aim of those is to facilitate the expansion of the collateral network that perfuses the spinal cord. However, each of them, have some disadvantages such as the need of two interventions of big magnitude and the risk of target vessel occlusion or endograft displacement. We describe a new technique to treat TAAA in a staged manner. Technique: The first step of our technique is the thoracoabdominal endograft deployment with the branching of all target vessels; one of these is branched with a bare stent inside which a covered stent will be placed in a second step, which can be perfomed under local anesthesia. We named this tech- nique “open branch” (OB). Before insertion of the covered stent, a balloon is inflated inside the bare stent to simulate the complete sac exclusion to evaluate eventual neu- rological complication. Results: Two patients with Crawford type II TAAA and one with a suprarenal aneurysm following the open repair of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm were treated. No cases of SCI were observed after the two procedures. Median interval time between the two procedures was 8, 6 weeks (4–16). Between the two steps, no aneu- rysm growth or rupture and no branch occlusion or endograft displacement was observed. Conclusions:Thesethreecasesof“OB”techniqueshowthatthisisasafeand feasible alternative strategy to treat TAAA in a staged manner.
2016
paraplegia; spinal cord ischemia prevention; staged TEVAR; Thoracoabdominal aneurysm; Aged; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic; Aortography; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; Computed Tomography Angiography; Endovascular Procedures; Female; Humans; Male; Paraplegia; Prosthesis Design; Risk Factors; Spinal Cord Ischemia; Stents; Treatment Outcome; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging; Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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The "Open branch" technique. A new way to prevent paraplegia after total endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysm / Mangialardi, Nicola; Lachat, Mario; Esposito, Andrea; Puippe, Gilberte; Orrico, Matteo; Alberti, Vittorio; Fazzini, Stefano; Ronchey, Sonia. - In: CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS. - ISSN 1522-1946. - ELETTRONICO. - 87:4(2016), pp. 773-780. [10.1002/ccd.26373]
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