Regarding “The use of endovascular stents in the treatment of penetrating ulcers of the thoracic aorta”
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To the Editors:
We read with interest the article by Brittenden et al titled “The use of endovascular stents in the treatment of penetrating ulcers of the thoracic aorta.”1 We were very surprised to note that the authors mentioned three times in this paper that the endovascular repair of penetrating thoracic aortic ulcers has not previously been reported.
Indeed, we have recently published an article titled “Penetrating atherosclerotic aortic ulcer of the descending thoracic aorta: treatment by endovascular stent-graft.”2 In this article, we report the results and the follow-up of endoluminal treatment in four patients with a penetrating aortic ulcer. Furthermore, Michael D. Dake et al previously reported their experience in five patients included in an article titled “Transluminal placement of endovascular stents-grafts for the treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms.”3 Let's give credit when credit is due.
References
- . The use of endovascular stents in the treatment of penetrating ulcers of the thoracic aorta. J Vasc Surg. 1999;30:946–949
- Penetrating atherosclerotic aortic ulcer of the descending thoracic aorta: treatment by endovascular stent-graft. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1998;21:454–458
- . Transluminal placement of endovascular stents-grafts for the treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. N Engl J Med. 1994;331:1729–1734
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