It is very important to assess the artery of Adamkiewicz before repair of the
thoracoabdominal or descending thoracic aorta. Several studies have demonstrated the …

OBJECTIVE: Prevention of paraplegia after repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm
requires understanding the anatomy and physiology of the spinal cord blood supply. Recent …

Ischaemic spinal cord injury (SCI) remains the Achilles heel of open and endovascular
descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal repair. Neurological outcomes have improved …

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

Abstract Purpose The artery of Adamkiewicz (AKA) provides the major blood supply to the
anterior thoracolumbar spinal cord and iatrogenic injury or inadequate reconstruction of this …

Objective: The Adamkiewicz artery supplies most of the blood to the anterior spinal artery,
which perfuses the anterior two thirds of the spinal cord. During operations for …

OBJECTIVES: Endovascular repair of descending thoracic aortic lesions is associated with a
substantial risk of perioperative spinal cord ischaemia (SCI) which may lead to permanent …

PURPOSE: To assess the ability of multi–detector row helical computed tomography (CT) to
depict the artery of Adamkiewicz. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seventy patients with …

Objective: In patients with thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs), the blood supply to
the spinal cord is highly variable and unpredictable because of obstructed intercostal and …

Objective: Spinal cord arteriography (SCA) often has been considered difficult, hazardous,
and unreliable. In this report, we question these assumptions. Patients: From August 1985 to …