scholarly journals Intercostal artery stent grafting to prevent paraplegia during endovascular treatment of an intercostal loop graft aneurysm after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

2019 ◽  
Vol 158 (4) ◽  
pp. e127-e130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce L. Tjaden ◽  
Anthony L. Estrera ◽  
Rana O. Afifi
Author(s):  
Jain Bhaskara Pillai ◽  
Yonni Pellet ◽  
Georgia Panagopoulos ◽  
Mostafa A. Sadek ◽  
Djamila Abjigitova ◽  
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Objective This study was undertaken to evaluate the use of somatosensory-evokedpotential (SSEP) monitoring on intercostal artery reimplantation (IAR) and spinal cord ischemia rates during thoracoabdominal ortic aneurysm repair. Methods Fifty-two patients had thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair with IAR under SSEP guidance and 79 patients had repair with routine IAR without SSEP guidance from 1999 to 2010. Results No differences were observed between the two groups in age (63.1 ± 11.6 vs 64.8 ± 9.8 years), sex (57.7% vs 50.6% men), chronic dissections (40.4% vs 44.3%), renal insufficiency (11.5% vs 10.1%), and Crawford type 1 and 2 aneurysms (53.9% vs 53.9%). There was one case (1.9%) of immediate paraplegia and one case (1.9%) of delayed paraplegia in the SSEP group versus 2 cases (2.5%) of immediate paraplegia in the non-SSEP group ( P = 0.92). In the SSEP group, 38 patients (73.1%) had SSEP changes, but only 15 (28.8%) required reimplantation. There were fewer IARs in the SSEP group compared with the non-SSEP group (28.8% vs. 59.5%, P = 0.004). No difference was observed in 30-day mortality between the SSEP and the non-SSEP group (3.9% vs. 7.6%, P = 0.48). Conclusions The use of SSEP monitoring led to a significant decrease in the need for IAR without increasing the paraplegia rate.


1998 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hazim J. Safi ◽  
Charles C. Miller ◽  
Christian Carr ◽  
Dimitrios C. Iliopoulos ◽  
Douglas A. Dorsay ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 154 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew W. Mell ◽  
Martha M. Wynn ◽  
Scott B. Reeder ◽  
Girma Tefera ◽  
John R. Hoch ◽  
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