PURPOSE: Arch aneurysm combined with insufficient Zone 1 length remains challenging. While a chimney stentgraft with supra-aortic bypass is a recognized solution for arch aneurysm, no definite strategy has been established yet. The aim of this study was to investigate efficacy of chimney stentgraft for patients with zone 1 of insufficient length. METHODS: Between 2011 and 2013, 10 consecutive patients with aortic arch aneurysm who were treated with a chimney stentgraft were retrospectively reviewed. The minimum length of zone 1 and length of landing zone inside zone 0 were measured on pre-/post-operative 3D-CT. RESULTS: Neither in-hospital mortality nor postoperative stroke was encountered. The minimum median length of zone 1 (zone 2 for bovine aortic arch of two patients) on preoperative 3D-CT was 10.1 mm [range: 3.9-15.3]. On postoperative 3D-CT, the median proximal landing length on a major curvature proximal to brachio-cephalic artery was 37.5 [range: 20.9-63.9] mm. Type Ia endoleak was observed in two patients with a landing length along the major curvature of less than 30 mm. CONCLUSION: For patients with insufficient length of zone 1, aneurysm exclusion could be achieved with a chimney stentgraft ensuring sufficient length (>30 mm) of the landing zone inside the ascending aorta along major curvature.
PURPOSE:Arch aneurysm combined with insufficient Zone 1 length remains challenging. While a chimney stentgraft with supra-aortic bypass is a recognized solution for arch aneurysm, no definite strategy has been established yet. The aim of this study was to investigate efficacy of chimney stentgraft for patients with zone 1 of insufficient length. METHODS: Between 2011 and 2013, 10 consecutive patients with aortic arch aneurysm who were treated with a chimney stentgraft were retrospectively reviewed. The minimum length of zone 1 and length of landing zone inside zone 0 were measured on pre-/post-operative 3D-CT. RESULTS: Neither in-hospital mortality nor postoperative stroke was encountered. The minimum median length of zone 1 (zone 2 for bovine aortic arch of two patients) on preoperative 3D-CT was 10.1 mm [range: 3.9-15.3]. On postoperative 3D-CT, the median proximal landing length on a major curvature proximal to brachio-cephalic artery was 37.5 [range: 20.9-63.9] mm. Type Ia endoleak was observed in two patients with a landing length along the major curvature of less than 30 mm. CONCLUSION: For patients with insufficient length of zone 1, aneurysm exclusion could be achieved with a chimney stentgraft ensuring sufficient length (>30 mm) of the landing zone inside the ascending aorta along major curvature.
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