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. 2012 Sep;1(3):345-9.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2012.08.18.

Best surgical option for thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair - the endovascular approach

Marcelo Ferreira  1 , Luiz Lanziotti, Rodrigo Cunha, Guilherme d'Utra
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Best surgical option for thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair - the endovascular approach

Marcelo Ferreira et al. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Sep.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
A standard device proposed by Tim Chuter
Figure 2
Figure 2
A custom-made device with a hybrid design, one branch and three fenestrations. In all figures, red circles indicate anterior markers and blue circles indicate tick markers
Figure 3
Figure 3
A custom-made device with only three branches
Figure 4
Figure 4
A custom-made device with five ¡°flexible¡± branches
Figure 5
Figure 5
A custom-made device with three branches (two with preloaded wires)
Figure 6
Figure 6
A custom-made device with four branches. Notably, the first branch is partially internal, which allows lowering of the sealing zone
Figure 7
Figure 7
A custom-made device with four branches. The left renal branch was designed as an ascending branch
Figure 8
Figure 8
A custom-made device with two fenestrations and two large scallops, used in a case with multiple renal arteries
Figure 9
Figure 9
A custom-made hybrid device with two fenestrations and two upward branches
Figure 10
Figure 10
A custom-made device with four upward branches, intended to be implanted by femoral access only
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