AAN 2. Early Experience With a Novel Thoracic Stent Design for the Prevention of Distal Stent Graft-Induced New Entry Tears (d-SINE)

We report our early outcomes with a disease-specific, factory-modified Zenith Alpha thoracic stent graft (Cook Medical, Bloomington, Ind). Dissection-specific features include no proximal barbs;>20 cm in length and substantially tapered (custom-made, but usually by 10 mm); reduced radial force in the second and third distal stents and removal of the final stent, leaving 30 mm of unsupported graft; and an “endovascular elephant trunk.”
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research