Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Transection in Small-Diameter Aortas: Percutaneous Endograft Repair

John A. Kaufman, Howard K. Song, Bruce B. Ham, Matthew S. Slater

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Abstract

The authors describe percutaneous repair of traumatic aortic transection in small-caliber aortas by using iliac extender stent-grafts in three patients (two female and one male patient; average age, 29.3 years). The average aortic diameters were 18.7 mm proximal and 16.4 mm distal to the tear. Iliac limb extenders (55 mm in length, 20-22 mm in diameter) were transferred from their 55-cm long delivery sheaths into 80-cm 16- or 18-F sheaths. The long sheaths enabled the percutaneous delivery of multiple stent-grafts to the thoracic aorta via a single femoral sheath. The transections were successfully treated in all patients without complication.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1429-1433
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Volume18
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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