2009
Aortic Arch Resection and Ligation of the Descending Thoracic Aorta to Manage a Ruptured Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm
Weiss A, Di Luozzo G, Etz CD, Griepp RB. Aortic Arch Resection and Ligation of the Descending Thoracic Aorta to Manage a Ruptured Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm. Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2009, 43: 614-616. PMID: 19640920, DOI: 10.1177/1538574409335273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsAcute type B aortic dissectionType B aortic dissectionAortic arch resectionRuptured thoracoabdominal aneurysmHigh-risk patientsOpen surgical interventionOpen surgical repairB aortic dissectionThoracoabdominal aneurysmsAortic dissectionAortic ruptureEndovascular approachSurgical repairArch resectionSurgical interventionAortic aneurysmThoracic aortaPrimary operationPatientsAneurysmsLess conventional approachesRuptureReoperationResection
2007
Vascular Graft Replacement of the Ascending and Descending Aorta: Do Dacron Grafts Grow?
Etz CD, Homann T, Silovitz D, Bodian CA, Luehr M, Di Luozzo G, Plestis KA, Griepp RB. Vascular Graft Replacement of the Ascending and Descending Aorta: Do Dacron Grafts Grow? The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2007, 84: 1206-1213. PMID: 17888971, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.05.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAortaAorta, ThoracicAortic DiseasesBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationChildCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPolyethylene TerephthalatesProbabilityProsthesis DesignProsthesis FailureReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsDacron graftThoracic aortaGraft expansionPostoperative computed tomography scansAortic valve-sparing proceduresDevelopment of regurgitationDiseased aortic segmentMedian graft diameterRoutine postoperative surveillanceType III endoleakValve-sparing proceduresComputed tomography scanEntire thoracic aortaComputed tomography studyDacron vascular graftsVascular Dacron graftsVascular graft replacementAorta graftThoracoabdominal aneurysmsEndoluminal repairGraft replacementPostoperative surveillanceDescending AortaGraft diameterAortic segments