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Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm Repair in a Patient with a Solitary Kidney: Hybrid Surgery as a Bailout Procedure.

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Bakoyiannis, C; Moris, D; Karaolanis, G; Patelis, N; Schizas, D; Georgopoulos, S; Liakakos, T
Published in: Frontiers in surgery
January 2016

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is an emerging treatment option for thoracic aorta aneurysms (TAA). Endovascular access is a challenge. We present a novel TEVAR technique in a patient with single kidney and a 6.4 cm TAA. Attempting to place a sheath through iliac arteries was unsuccessful. The decision to proceed to hybrid TEVAR was made. The protection of the solitary kidney was achieved through axillo-femoral bypass, followed by an end-to-side anastomosis between the aorta and a bifurcated graft. Through the graft, a stent was introduced in the thoracic aorta. With the use of contrast material, the right position of the graft was confirmed.

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Frontiers in surgery

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2296-875X

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2296-875X

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January 2016

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3

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62

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  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Bakoyiannis, C., Moris, D., Karaolanis, G., Patelis, N., Schizas, D., Georgopoulos, S., & Liakakos, T. (2016). Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm Repair in a Patient with a Solitary Kidney: Hybrid Surgery as a Bailout Procedure. Frontiers in Surgery, 3, 62. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2016.00062
Bakoyiannis, Chris, Demetrios Moris, George Karaolanis, Nikolaos Patelis, Dimitrios Schizas, Sotirios Georgopoulos, and Theodoros Liakakos. “Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm Repair in a Patient with a Solitary Kidney: Hybrid Surgery as a Bailout Procedure.Frontiers in Surgery 3 (January 2016): 62. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2016.00062.
Bakoyiannis C, Moris D, Karaolanis G, Patelis N, Schizas D, Georgopoulos S, et al. Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm Repair in a Patient with a Solitary Kidney: Hybrid Surgery as a Bailout Procedure. Frontiers in surgery. 2016 Jan;3:62.
Bakoyiannis, Chris, et al. “Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm Repair in a Patient with a Solitary Kidney: Hybrid Surgery as a Bailout Procedure.Frontiers in Surgery, vol. 3, Jan. 2016, p. 62. Epmc, doi:10.3389/fsurg.2016.00062.
Bakoyiannis C, Moris D, Karaolanis G, Patelis N, Schizas D, Georgopoulos S, Liakakos T. Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm Repair in a Patient with a Solitary Kidney: Hybrid Surgery as a Bailout Procedure. Frontiers in surgery. 2016 Jan;3:62.

Published In

Frontiers in surgery

DOI

EISSN

2296-875X

ISSN

2296-875X

Publication Date

January 2016

Volume

3

Start / End Page

62

Related Subject Headings

  • 3202 Clinical sciences