False Lumen Embolization in Chronic Aortic Dissections to Improve Results of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: Early Experience of 21 Consecutive Cases

Introduction - The failure of endovascular repair of chronic aortic dissections can be explained by the back flow in the false channel through distal re-entry tears. After implantation of a thoracic stent-graft, the false lumen thrombosis occurs in only about 50% of the cases. We evaluated the feasibility of embolization of the false channel in chronic aortic dissections.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - November 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Quentin Pellenc, Arnaud Roussel, Romain De Blic, Antoine Girault, Philippe Tresson, Guillaume Jondeau, Yves Castier Source Type: research