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Yonsei medical journal · Jan 2013
Case ReportsThoracic endovascular aortic repair with the chimney technique for blunt traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the aortic arch in a no-option patient.
- Won Ho Kim, Jin Ho Choi, Sang Hyun Park, Yu Jeong Choi, Kyung Tae Jeong, Sun Chang Park, and Sahng Lee.
- Divisions of Cardiology, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
- Yonsei Med. J. 2013 Jan 1; 54 (1): 258-61.
AbstractA 42-year-old man was involved in a motor vehicle collision. Imaging studies revealed the presence of a post-traumatic aortic pseudo-aneurysm (about 34 × 26 cm) arising from the descending thoracic aorta at the level of the left subclavian artery (LSA), prone to rupture. Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) was the only feasible option due to his poor overall medical status. In this case, LSA needed to be covered in order to extend the proximal landing zone. Eventually, modified TEVAR was successfully performed by means of the chimney technique to preserve flow to the LSA and to prevent flow into the pseudoaneurysmal sac.
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