Selection from Japanese Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016
Early and Mid-Term Outcomes Following TEVAR for Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection
2017 Volume 10 Issue 4 Pages 345-350
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2017 Volume 10 Issue 4 Pages 345-350
We examined the outcomes of aortic remodeling for chronic type B aortic dissection (cTBD) after thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR).
Objective & Methods: Thirty-eight patients underwent TEVAR for cTBD at our institution. We classified cTBD patients into the early cTBD group (16 cases, 2 weeks–4 months from onset) and late cTBD group (22 cases, >4 months from onset).
Results: There were no cases of paraplegia, stroke, and hospital death in both groups. There was no worsening of complicated cases. We achieved false lumen thrombosis in cases with a double-barreled thoracic aorta. The early cTBD group had more complete shrinkage cases (60%) than the late cTBD group (11%).
Conclusion: We obtained favorable mid-term outcomes after TEVAR for cTBD patients. Early cTBD patients obtained good aortic remodeling with TEVAR. (This is a translation of Jpn J Vasc Surg 2016; 25: 233–239.)
