Takeshi Kamada1, Kunihiro Yoshioka2, Ryoichi Tanaka2, Shinji Makita3, Akihiko Abiko3, Masayuki Mukaida4, Akio Ikai4, Hitoshi Okabayashi4. 1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan. tkamada@iwate-med.ac.jp. 2. Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, Morioka, Japan. 3. Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, Morioka, Japan. 4. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwate Medical University Memorial Heart Center, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8505, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is a serious complication of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). The purpose of this study was to establish if preoperative identification of the artery of Adamkiewicz (AKA) can help prevent post-TEVAR SCI. METHODS: Of 74 post-TEVAR patients, 51 had the critical segmental artery (CSA) to the AKA pre-identified to help the surgeon deploy stent grafts. RESULTS: None of these 51 patients suffered permanent paraplegia postoperatively, but 5 (23.8 %) of the remaining 23 patients (2 of whom had pre-existing paraplegia) did suffer permanent SCI. The CSA/AKA was preserved in 43 patients with pre-identification of the CSA/AKA; however, in 8 patients, the CSA was completely or partially occluded by a stent graft. Transient SCI developed in one patient from each group, but both of these patients recovered fully before discharge. No change in the anatomical route was identified in 29 of the patients who had postoperative evaluation of the CSA/AKA. Five of eight patients whose CSA was completely occluded had new collateral circulation to the AKA. CONCLUSIONS: None of the 51 patients with the CSA/AKA identified before TEVAR suffered permanent paraplegia, whereas 5 of the 23 without pre-identification did suffer permanent SCI. Thus, careful identification of the CSA/AKA may prove useful for preventing postoperative SCI. Preservation of potential collateral circulation may also reduce the risk of postoperative SCI.
PURPOSE:Spinal cord ischemia (SCI) is a serious complication of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). The purpose of this study was to establish if preoperative identification of the artery of Adamkiewicz (AKA) can help prevent post-TEVAR SCI. METHODS: Of 74 post-TEVAR patients, 51 had the critical segmental artery (CSA) to the AKA pre-identified to help the surgeon deploy stent grafts. RESULTS: None of these 51 patients suffered permanent paraplegia postoperatively, but 5 (23.8 %) of the remaining 23 patients (2 of whom had pre-existing paraplegia) did suffer permanent SCI. The CSA/AKA was preserved in 43 patients with pre-identification of the CSA/AKA; however, in 8 patients, the CSA was completely or partially occluded by a stent graft. Transient SCI developed in one patient from each group, but both of these patients recovered fully before discharge. No change in the anatomical route was identified in 29 of the patients who had postoperative evaluation of the CSA/AKA. Five of eight patients whose CSA was completely occluded had new collateral circulation to the AKA. CONCLUSIONS: None of the 51 patients with the CSA/AKA identified before TEVAR suffered permanent paraplegia, whereas 5 of the 23 without pre-identification did suffer permanent SCI. Thus, careful identification of the CSA/AKA may prove useful for preventing postoperative SCI. Preservation of potential collateral circulation may also reduce the risk of postoperative SCI.
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