Abstract:Background Both open and endovascular treatments of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms require a secure proximal landing zone. This may be difficult to achieve when the dilatation extends proximally to the left subclavian level. Clamping above the aneurysm may be difficult. In the case of an endovascular approach, achieving a suitable landing zone may require extensive extra-anatomic debranching, which is not without complications and limitations.
Methods We describe a modification of the tradition… Show more
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