The efficacy of immediate bridging thoracic endovascular aortic repair for ruptured infected thoracic aortic aneurysms

Herein we describe four cases of ruptured infected thoracic aortic aneurysm. All patients underwent emergent thoracic endovascular aortic repair to stabilize hemodynamics. After controlling infection, stent graft removal and in situ reconstruction with radical debridement were performed in all but o...

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Main Authors: Hideki Ito, MD, PhD, Masato Mutsuga, MD, PhD, Hideki Oshima, MD, PhD, Akihiko Usui, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428718301333