Issues of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Aneurysmal Dilatation in Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection: How to Achieve Complete Thrombosis in a False Lumen

Abstract

This report describes the evidence and clinical outcomes of TEVAR for aneurysmal dilatation in chronic type B aortic dissection (CTBAD).
The issues of TEVAR for CTBAD include aortic-related events such as rupture or false lumen growth due to persistent retrograde false lumen flow through the re-entry site or involved branch vessels. Various techniques for false lumen thrombosis and clinical outcomes of TEVAR with re-entry closure at our institution are presented.