Folding procedure to diminish type 3 endoleakage after open stent graft surgery with TEVAR extension

Tatushi Onzuka, Kojiro Furukawa, Eiki Tayama, Shigeki Morita, Akira Shiose

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Abstract

We herein report a new procedure to prevent type 3 endoleakage (EL3) after open stent graft (OSG) surgery with thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) extension. The OSG Dacron graft portion is reversed and folded inside the OSG stent graft portion intraoperatively, filling the crack between the OSG and TEVAR device. We applied this procedure in two patients with no postoperative complications. Our folding procedure may prevent EL3 after OSG surgery if TEVAR extension is needed in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)999-1000
Number of pages2
JournalGeneral thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Volume67
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 1 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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