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[Endovascular treatment of 2 patients with an aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta].
- Source :
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Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde [Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd] 2001 Jun 09; Vol. 145 (23), pp. 1122-7. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Two men, aged 71 and 70, who had previously experienced an abdominal aneurysm were found to have thoracic aortal aneurysms of respectively 8 cm and 7.5 cm in length. For the first patient an endovascular operation was carried out due to a high operative risk: with the help of a radiograph, four endoprostheses were inserted into the thoracic descending aorta via the femoral artery, after which the aorta diameter became more normal. A month later, the patient died from persistent renal failure, which had developed as a result of the previously ruptured abdominal aneurysm. In the second patient with an aneurysm of the proximal descending aorta, a left decompensation arose following aortal clamping during open surgical repair. Ten weeks later an endoprosthesis was inserted via the femoral artery. A year later the aortal diameter had decreased to 6.5 cm; the patient functioned well. The insertion of an endoprosthesis in the thoracic aorta is a minimally invasive procedure in which the patient experiences little perioperative inconvenience.
- Subjects :
- Aged
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal complications
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic complications
Aortic Rupture surgery
Diagnosis
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Male
Recurrence
Reoperation
Treatment Outcome
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal surgery
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic surgery
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation methods
Endoscopy methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Dutch; Flemish
- ISSN :
- 0028-2162
- Volume :
- 145
- Issue :
- 23
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11450607