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Title: Thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair after failed endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair without endograft removal. Author: Stamou SC, Kouchoukos NT. Journal: J Card Surg; 2010 Sep; 25(5):554-6. PubMed ID: 20626509. Abstract: Open surgical repair after failed endovascular aneurysm repair usually involves complete aneurysm removal and replacement with a prosthetic surgical graft. We describe an alternative strategy of open surgical repair of a thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair after failed endovascular aneurysm repair that entails preserving the functioning portion of the endograft and sewing the thoracoabdominal graft on the existing abdominal endograft.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]