The short-term safety and effectiveness of a new distal perforating stent graft in Type B aortic dissection: a retrospective study.

BACKGROUND: Spinal artery ischemia (SCI) events can result from over coverage of the descending thoracic aorta with a coated stent during Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR). The aim of this study was to determine whether a new distal perforating stent could reduce the incidence of spinal cord ischemia while remodeling the true lumen. METHODS: TBAD patients treated with Talos stent in the vascular surgery Department of Yan 'an Hospital affiliated to Kunming Medical University between December 2017 and October 2019 were retrospectively analyzed to investigate the short-term safety and effectiveness of Talos stent. RESULTS: A total of the 20 patients, including 14 males and 6 females, with an average age of 52.65 ± 8.98 years (range 37-68 years), were included in the analysis. Stent-grafts were successfully implanted in all patients under local anesthesia, with a technical success rate of 100%. The average operation time was 50.75 ± 13.01 min. A total of 2 cases (10%) presented chest pain associated with intercostal artery ischemia that was relieved on the 3rd and 5th postoperative day, respectively. Postoperative mean follow-up was 16.15 ± 3.99 months. No paraplegia or other complications occurred. And stenting did not induce new tears. No migration, deformation, or fracture of the stents occurred. There was a significant difference in the remolding of the true lumen preoperatively and at 12 months postoperatively (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Talos stent has achieved satisfactory clinical treatment results in short term.

Endovascular aortic repairs combined with looping-chimney technique for repairing aortic arch lesions and reconstructing left common carotid artery.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of thoracic endovascular aortic repairs (TEVAR) combined with looping chimney technique (LCT) for repairing aortic arch lesions and reconstructing left common carotid artery. METHODS: Total of 14 patients (mean age 52.86±14.46 years; range, 27-79; 10 men, 4 women) were included in the study from December 2016 to December 2018. Aortic arch pathologies of all patients with insufficient proximal landing zone (PLZ) were repaired by TEVAR under local anesthesia, before TEVAR, the left common carotid artery (LCCA) was protected by the guiding sheath from the retrograde brachial access, after aortic stent graft deployed, chimney graft was implanted to restore LCCA by LCT if necessary. All patients underwent computed tomography angiograph (CTA) 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year after surgery. RESULTS: Pathology results of 14 patients included: type B aortic dissection (n=8), penetrating aortic ulcers (n=1), retrograde type A aortic dissection (n=1), thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) (n=2), and thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysm (n=2). In all patients, aortic arch lesions were repaired by TEVAR; while LCCA were successfully reconstructed by the LCT. In one case, the innominate artery (IA) was simultaneously reconstructed through the same percutaneous right brachial artery (RBA) access. Coiling eliminated type Ia endoleak in 3 patients, and type II endoleak vanished by plugging left subclavian artery (LSA) in 2 patients. In four patients, the chimney stent (CG) of LCCA was partially compressed and then another bare stent was implanted to restore patency rate. The mean follow-up duration was 9.77±6.64 months (range, 0-24) and no combinations were observed in 13 patients; except in one patient who died of cerebral hemorrhage due to abnormal coagulation function. CONCLUSIONS: TEVAR combined with LCT has shown to be suitable surgical approach for aortic arch lesions. Either covered intentionally or inadvertently, the LCCA could be safely and effectively reconstructed via percutaneous RBA access. Short-term follow-up demonstrated satisfactory morbidity and mortality in high-risk patients; however, longer follow-up is required to assess the effectiveness and durability of this innovative endovascular procedure.

Riolan arch pseudoaneurysm hemorrhage after endovascular covered stent-graft treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm: A case report.

INTRODUCTION: Riolan arch thickening is usually caused by the occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA), inferior mesenteric artery, or abdominal aortic artery, by colon cancer, or by ulcerative colitis in the active phase. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 61-years-old female was admitted due to left lower abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for more than 4 days. She had received an endovascular covered stent-graft exclusion due to abdominal aortic aneurysm 18 months earlier. Computed tomographic angiography (CTA) showed a local rupture of 1 of the branch artery of the SMA, and a pseudoaneurysm was formed around it. It was feared that performing Riolan atrial arch pseudoaneurysm embolization may cause ischemia of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) and could lead to avascular necrosis of the descending colon and sigmoid colon, intestinal perforation, and peritonitis. DIAGNOSIS: Riolan arch collateral circulation associated with pseudoaneurysm hemorrhage after endovascular covered stent-graft treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. INTERVENTIONS: Riolan arterial arch pseudoaneurysm embolization was performed near the distal end. OUTCOMES: The symptoms, signs, and biochemistry returned to normal. CONCLUSION: Riolan arch collateral circulation can be caused by pseudoaneurysm hemorrhage after endovascular covered stent-graft treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.