2011
Staged Approach Prevents Spinal Cord Injury in Hybrid Surgical-Endovascular Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: An Experimental Model
Bischoff MS, Scheumann J, Brenner RM, Ladage D, Bodian CA, Kleinman G, Ellozy SH, Di Luozzo G, Etz CD, Griepp RB. Staged Approach Prevents Spinal Cord Injury in Hybrid Surgical-Endovascular Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: An Experimental Model. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2011, 92: 138-146. PMID: 21718839, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiographyAngioplastyAnimalsAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicCombined Modality TherapyDisease Models, AnimalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesIntraoperative ComplicationsMonitoring, IntraoperativeRandom AllocationRisk AssessmentSpinal CordSpinal Cord InjuriesStentsSurvival RateSwineTreatment OutcomeVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsGroup 1Group 2Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairJuvenile Yorkshire pigsSevere ischemic damageHind limb functionAortic aneurysm repairStent graft occlusionLumbar spinal cordModified Tarlov scoreSpinal cord injuryEndovascular coverageTarlov scoreGraft occlusionAneurysm repairArtery ligationIntercostal arteriesIschemic damageCord injuryLimb functionSudden occlusionSpinal cordLower thoracicHistopathologic analysisPorcine model
2010
Experimental Two-Stage Simulated Repair of Extensive Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms Reduces Paraplegia Risk
Zoli S, Etz CD, Roder F, Brenner RM, Bodian CA, Kleinman G, Di Luozzo G, Griepp RB. Experimental Two-Stage Simulated Repair of Extensive Thoracoabdominal Aneurysms Reduces Paraplegia Risk. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2010, 90: 722-729. PMID: 20732484, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord perfusion pressureHind limb functionGroup 2Artery sacrificeLimb functionExtensive segmental artery sacrificeExtensive thoracoabdominal aneurysmsJuvenile Yorkshire pigsSevere ischemic damageMotor-evoked potentialsLumbar spinal cordSpinal cord functionModified Tarlov scoreSpinal cord injuryParaplegia riskTarlov scoreThoracoabdominal aneurysmsAneurysm repairCord functionDistal stumpIschemic damagePerfusion pressureCord injurySpinal cordLower thoracic