Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 733-738 , April 2008

Lessons learned from midterm follow-up of endovascular repair for traumatic rupture of the aortic isthmus

Presented at the Twenty-second Annual Meeting of the French Vascular Society Meeting, Lyon, France, June 6-8, 2007.

Received 23 July 2007 ,Accepted 6 December 2007.

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    Arteriography: flow to the left common carotid artery (LCCA) and brachiocephalic trunk (BT) was re-established by the stenting of the LCCA across the ostium with a bare nitinol stent alongside the tho

    Arteriography: flow to the left common carotid artery (LCCA) and brachiocephalic trunk (BT) was re-established by the stenting of the LCCA across the ostium with a bare nitinol stent alongside the thoracic endograft.

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    Stent across the ostium of the left common carotid artery alongside the thoracic endograft.

    Stent across the ostium of the left common carotid artery alongside the thoracic endograft.

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    Arteriography: collapsed endograft. Collapse of the endograft (1) Reperfusion of the posttraumatic false aneurysm (2).

    Arteriography: collapsed endograft. Collapse of the endograft (1) Reperfusion of the posttraumatic false aneurysm (2).

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    Collapsed endograft after surgical explantation.

    Collapsed endograft after surgical explantation.

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)02021-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.12.008

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 733-738 , April 2008

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