Abstract:A 76-year-old man had increasing thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms. First, endovascular repair was performed on the thoracic descending aorta, but type Ib endoleak persisted due to severe aortic calcification. Additional treatment was planned since the maximum diameter of the thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms had increased to 75 and 70 mm, respectively. Due to the fact that aortic calcification was present from the aortic arch to the bilateral iliac arteries, which is sometimes referred to as porce… Show more
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