STENT GRAFT APPLICATIONS AND RESULTS IN PATIENTS WITH THORACIC AORTIC PATHOLOGIES

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term results of patients who underwent thoracic stent grafting. Material and Method: We retrospectively evaluated 25 patients with a mean age of 67.1 (20-82) with thoracic aortic pathology treated with a stent graft or the hybrid method (endovascular intervention after surgery) in our clinic. Results: 23 patients were treated electively and 2 of them were treated urgently. Type 1A endoleak was observed in 5 patients in control imaging. Additional intervention was performed in 3 of these patients. In one patient, the endoleak spontaneously regressed during follow-up. One patient died on the 6th postoperative day due to MI. A total of 7 patients underwent hybrid procedures. One of the debranching patients developed major complications during endovascular procedure. In the type B dissection patients, neurological complications were observed during post-procedure controls in 1 of the 7 patients who underwent hybrid intervention. Conclusion: Endovascular thoracic stent grafting is performed with high technical success and survival rates in thoracic aortic pathologies. Hybrid intervention is preferred in patients with non-suitable anatomy for TEVAR alone.

Keywords

• Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm,Stent Graft,Hybrid Intervention

TORASİK AORT PATOLOJİLİ HASTALARDA STENT GREFT UYGULAMALARI VE SONUÇLARI

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, torasik stent greft uygulanmış hastaların uzun dönem sonuçlarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Kliniğimizde sadece stent greft ile ya da hibrid yöntem (cerrahi sonrası endovasküler girişim) ile tedavi edilmiş torasik aort patolojili, yaş ortalaması 67,1 (20-82) olan 25 hastayı retrospektif olarak değerlendirdik. Bulgular: Hastalardan 23’ü elektif olarak tedavi edilirken, 2’si acil olarak işleme alınmıştır. Kontrol görüntülemelerde 5 hastada tip 1A endoleak izlenmiştir. Bu hastalardan 3’üne ek girişim uygulanmıştır. Hastalardan birisinde endoleak takip sırasında kendiliğinden regrese olmuştur. 1 hastada ise post-op 6. günde MI nedeniyle ex olmuştur. Toplam 7 hastada hibrid işlem uygulanmıştır. Debranching uygulanan hastalardan bir tanesinde endovasküler işlem sırasında majör komplikasyon gelişmiştir. Hibrid girişim uygulanan 7 hastadan 1’i olan tip B diseksiyon hastasında işlem sonrası kontroller sırasında nörolojik komplikasyon izlenmiştir. Sonuç: Endovasküler torakal stent greft işlemi torakal aort patolojilerinde yüksek teknik başarı ve sağ kalım oranları ile uygulanmaktadır. Tek başına TEVAR’a uygun olmayan anatomiye sahip hastalarda hibrid girişim tercih edilmektedir.

Keywords

• Torasik Aort Anevrizması,Stent Greft,Hibrid Girişim

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