Endovascular aortic repair with periscope graft technique in traumatic aortic transection

Murat Canyiğit; Aslıhan Küçüker; Mete Hıdıroğlu; Ali Çam; Erol Şener

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.10221

Murat Canyiğit¹, Aslıhan Küçüker², Mete Hıdıroğlu², Ali Çam¹, Erol Şener²

¹Departments of Radiology, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
²Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.10221

Aortic transections are the most fatal aortic injuries that may result from blunt thoracic trauma. Currently, endovascular aortic repair is the preferred treatment modality with low morbidity and mortality rates. Coverage of the left subclavian artery may be necessary to provide a safe landing zone. In such a situation, left subclavian artery flow may be preserved by chimney or periscope techniques. In this article, we report a 43-year-old female patient with acute aortic transection treated by endovascular aortic repair in which periscope graft was used for the left subclavian artery flow endurance.

Keywords : Aortic transection; chimney graft; endovascular treatment; periscope graft

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