Tailor-Made Tapering Grafts for Large-Neck Aorta.

ABSTRACT

Patients having a large aortic neck poses a challenge in abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery both in endovascular and open aneurysm repair, sometimes necessitating paravisceral or thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair which carries considerable perioperative risk. Here, we describe techniques of using a tailor-made tapering graft in open surgery that can be adjusted for large neck morphology. This technique helps avoid discrepancies between the proximal aorta and graft, and postoperative acute kidney injury by clamping at lower levels. The conscientious use of this technique in selected patients realizes satisfactory outcomes both in the short term and midterm in the demanding anatomy of large aortic necks.