Lateral Axillary Exposure for Antegrade Access during Endovascular Repair of Complex Abdominal Aortic and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms

During endovascular treatment of pararenal aortic aneurysms (PAA) and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA), our antegrade vascular access of choice is a lateral axillary exposure (LAE). We directly access the axillary artery with multiple sheaths followed by primary closure of the axillary artery at case completion. The aim of this study is to describe our technique and to report our results with this approach.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - February 4, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Roberto G. Aru, Jeremy C. Miller, Abigail H. Clark, Jacob Hubbuch, Travis G. Hughes, Michael C. Bounds, David J. Minion, Sam C. Tyagi Source Type: research