| Literature DB >> 22983735 |
Takashi Igarashi1, Shinya Takase, Hirono Satokawa, Yukitoki Misawa, Hiroki Wakamatsu, Yoshiyuki Sato, Hiroyuki Kurosawa, Yuuki Seto, Eitoshi Tsuboi, Hitoshi Yokoyama.
Abstract
An 82-year-old man with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease experienced sudden back pain. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) 63 mm in maximum diameter, with severe atheromas, representing "shaggy aorta", extending down to the level of the ninth thoracic vertebra. Emergency surgery was necessitated by the impending rupture of the aneurysm. The patient underwent successful total arch replacement with open-stent grafting using a GORE(®) TAG(®) thoracic endoprosthesis. His postoperative course was uneventful and there were no neurological complications. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using the GORE TAG system for an open-stent graft.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22983735 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-012-0335-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Surg Today ISSN: 0941-1291 Impact factor: 2.549