ObjectiveTo report our clinical experience and outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for acute Stanford type A dissection using ascending aorta replacement combined with implantation of a fenestrated stent-graft of the entire aortic arch through a minimally invasive technique. MethodsFrom 2016 to 2020 in our hospital, 24 patients (17 males and 7 females, aged 45-72 years) with complicated Stanford type A aortic dissection, underwent replacement of the proximal ascending aorta with TEVAR. None of the patients with dissection involved the three branches of the superior arch, and all patients were replaced with artificial blood vessels of the ascending aorta under non-hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass, preserving the arch and the three branches above the arch, and individualized stent graft fenestration. ResultsSurgical technical success rate was 100.0%. There was no intraoperative complication or evidence of endo-leak in 1 month postoperatively. Hospital stay was 10±5 d. During postoperative follow-up, the stent was unobstructed without displacement, the preserved branch of the aortic arch was unobstructed, and the true lumen of the descending aorta was enlarged. Conclusion This hybrid technique by using TEVAR with fenestrated treatment is a minimally invasive and effective method to treat high-risk patients with acute Stanford type A aortic dissection.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the feasibility, safety and efficacy of endovascular treatment for chronic thoracoabdominal aortic dissection. MethodsThe patients with chronic thoracoabdominal aortic dissection who underwent total endovascular treatment at Shanghai City First People’s Hospital between December 2021 and March 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into single-trunk group and double-trunk group according to the treatment methods. Clinical data including demographic characteristics, preoperative risk factors, surgical details, postoperative complications and long-term follow-up data were collected. Outcome measures mainly included surgical success rate, in-hospital mortality, endoleak rate and incidence of branch restenosis. ResultsThirty-four patients with thoracoabdominal aortic dissection were treat with total endovascular treatment. That success rate of operation was 100%. The in-hospital mortality was 2.94%. the incidence of paraplegia was 0.00%. the incidence of cerebral infarction was 2.94%. The incidence of type Ⅲ endoleak was 5.88%. The incidence of branch artery stenosis was 8.82%. The incidence of dissection progression was 8.82%. The reintervention rate was 14.71%. In the aspect of reconstruction of splanchnic artery branches, fenestration stent was the main method in the single-trunk group, and branch stent was the main method in the double-trunk group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in perioperative and mid-term follow-up results between the two groups (P>0.05). ConclusionTotal endovascular treatment is a safe and effective treatment option for patients with thoracoabdominal aortic dissection.