The blood supply to the spine is based on a predictable segmental vascular structure at
each spinal level, but true radiculomedullary arteries, which feed the dominant cord supply …

OBJECTIVE: A comprehensive strategy to prevent paraplegia after open surgical or
endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms requires a thorough …

BACKGROUND: In a species as popular in research as the pig, little information is available
concerning the blood supply and vascular anatomy of the spinal cord and comparability to …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The segmental arteries, which include the posterior
intercostal, subcostal, and lumbar arteries, are gateways for performance of selective spinal …

Abstract Knowledge of the spinal cord (SC) vascular supply is important in patients
undergoing procedures that involve the thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta. However, the …

Forty-seven patients underwent selective catherization of middle and lower thoracic
intercostal and upper lumbar arteries to define the origin of the artery of Adamkiewicz. One …

OBJECTIVE: Preoperative knowledge of the blood-supplying trajectory to the spinal cord is
of interest, because spinal cord ischemia may occur during thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) …

Despite the improved understanding of spinal cord anatomy and spinal cord ischemia
pathophysiology, the rate of debilitating postoperative paraparesis or paraplegia is still not …

BACKGROUND: Neurologic complications remain one of the major concerns in surgery on
the descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta. The impact of preoperative spinal …

OBJECTIVE: Preservation of spinal cord blood supply during descending thoracic (TAA) and
thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) surgery is mandatory to prevent neurologic …