Endovascular aneurysm repair using a reverse chimney technique in a patient with Marfan syndrome and contained ruptured chronic type B dissection

Dominik Ketelsen; Guenay Kalender; Martin Heuschmid; Roland Syha; Stefanie Mangold; Claus D Claussen; Klaus Brechtel

doi:10.1007/s00270-011-0106-1

Endovascular aneurysm repair using a reverse chimney technique in a patient with Marfan syndrome and contained ruptured chronic type B dissection

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2011 Oct;34(5):1080-4. doi: 10.1007/s00270-011-0106-1. Epub 2011 Feb 9.

Authors

Dominik Ketelsen¹, Guenay Kalender, Martin Heuschmid, Roland Syha, Stefanie Mangold, Claus D Claussen, Klaus Brechtel

Affiliation

¹ Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Eberhard-Karls-University, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.

PMID: 21305285
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-011-0106-1

Abstract

We report endovascular thoracic and abdominal aneurysm repair (EVAR) with reverse chimney technique in a patient with contained ruptured type B dissection. EVAR seems feasible as a bailout option in Marfan patients with acute life-threatening disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, Ruptured / complications
Aneurysm, Ruptured / surgery*
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / complications
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Dissection / complications
Aortic Dissection / surgery*
Chronic Disease
Endovascular Procedures / methods*
Humans
Male
Marfan Syndrome / complications*
Radiography, Interventional
Tomography, X-Ray Computed