Intraoperative retrograde TEVAR to control endoleak after emergent total arch replacement and frozen elephant trunk repair for ruptured Kommerell's diverticulum
Singh S, Chen JF, Assi R, Nassiri N, Vallabhajosyula P. Intraoperative retrograde TEVAR to control endoleak after emergent total arch replacement and frozen elephant trunk repair for ruptured Kommerell's diverticulum. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 35: 3578-3580. PMID: 33085131, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14950.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsKommerell's diverticulumAberrant right subclavian arteryEmergent total arch replacementFrozen elephant trunk repairRuptured Kommerell diverticulumTotal arch replacementType Ia endoleakRight subclavian arteryElephant trunk repairOptimal surgical managementHybrid operating roomArch replacementIa endoleakIntramural hematomaSubclavian arterySurgical managementHybrid repairAortic archProximal extensionDiverticulumOperating roomEndoleakSurgical management of thoracic aortic emergency with pre‐ and postoperative COVID‐19 disease
Mori M, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P, Assi R. Surgical management of thoracic aortic emergency with pre‐ and postoperative COVID‐19 disease. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 35: 2832-2834. PMID: 32667075, PMCID: PMC7405051, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overAorta, ThoracicAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortic DissectionBetacoronavirusComorbidityCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19EmergenciesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPostoperative PeriodPreoperative PeriodSARS-CoV-2Tomography, X-Ray ComputedVascular Surgical Procedures