Aims This article summarizes all available published data with respect to clinical success,
complications, and outcomes of endovascular stent–graft placement among patients with …

Complicated type B aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition. For the last decade,
endovascular stent-graft placement has been increasingly used to treat this condition. We …

Between 43,000 and 47,000 people die annually in the United States from diseases of the
aorta and its branches and continues to increase. For the thoracic aorta, these diseases are …

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 …

BACKGROUND: Endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic diseases demonstrated low
perioperative morbidity and mortality when compared with conventional open repair. Long …

Background—Transluminal stent-graft placements (TSGPs) are a new, less invasive
procedure now recognized as the choice for aortic disease repair. Treatment of aortic …

OBJECTIVE: Thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic repair are still complicated by spinal
cord ischemia and paraplegia. The aim of the present article is to present the results of an …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate early and mid-term results of endovascular repair of acute type B
aortic dissection by stent graft. METHODS: From June 2001 to May 2005, 63 patients with …

BACKGROUND: Conventional surgery for thoracic aortic emergencies, such as contained or
free rupture of thoracic aortic aneurysms, acute type B dissections, and traumatic rupture of …

AIM: The conventional open repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms and dissections remains
complex and demanding and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We …