Spinal Cord Ischemia in the Setting of Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: Successful Rescue with Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair

2021 ◽  
pp. 153857442110451
Author(s):  
Masaki Kano ◽  
Toru Iwahashi ◽  
Toshiya Nishibe ◽  
Kentaro Kamiya ◽  
Hitoshi Ogino
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Aortic Dissection ◽  
Medical Management ◽  
Spinal Cord Ischemia ◽  
False Lumen ◽  
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair ◽  
Endovascular Aortic Repair ◽  
Acute Type ◽  
Type B ◽  
Type B Aortic Dissection

We report 2 cases of successful thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for acute type B aortic dissection (ABAD) complicated with spinal cord ischemia (SCI). Case 1. A 70-year-old gentleman found with an uncomplicated ABAD with false lumen occluded, developed SCI shortly after admission during the initial medical management. Cerebrospinal fluid drainage (CSFD) was initiated followed by emergent TEVAR. SCI improved, and the patient was discharged. Case 2. A 52-year-old gentleman developed uncomplicated ABAD with patent false lumen. 5 hours after admission, he developed SCI during the initial medical management. Emergent TEVAR was performed followed by CSFD, and the SCI improved before discharge. These cases prompted us to address prompt TEVAR for primary entry closure and true lumen dilatation with postoperative hypertensive management to relieve the dynamic obstruction of the segmental arteries responsible for the compromised spinal cord circulation in complicated ABAD.

Safety and Effectiveness of TEVAR in Native Proximal Landing Zone 2 for Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection in Patients With Genetic Aortic Syndrome

2021 ◽  
pp. 152660282110612
Author(s):  
Ahmed Eleshra ◽  
Giuseppe Panuccio ◽  
Konstantinos Spanos ◽  
Fiona Rohlffs ◽  
Yskert von Kodolitsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Dissection ◽  
False Lumen ◽  
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair ◽  
Endovascular Aortic Repair ◽  
Type B ◽  
Type B Aortic Dissection ◽  
Chronic Type ◽  
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome ◽  
Landing Zone ◽  
Aortic Repair

Objectives The aim of this study is to report the safety and effectiveness of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in a native proximal landing zone (PLZ) 2 for chronic type B aortic dissection (TBAD) patients with genetic aortic syndrome (GAS). Methods A retrospective review of a single center database to identify patients with GAS treated with TEVAR in native PLZ 2 for chronic TBAD and thoracic false lumen aneurysm between February 2012 and February 2018 was undertaken. Results In total, 31 patients with GAS (24 Marfan syndrome [MFS], 5 Loeys-Dietz syndrome [LDS], and 2 vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome [vEDS]) were treated by endovascular repair. Nineteen patients were treated by TEVAR as index procedures with 8 patients (5 females, mean age = 55, range = 36–79 years old) receiving TEVAR in native PLZ 2. Left subclavian artery (LSA) perfusion was preserved in all 8 patients: by left common carotid artery-LSA bypass in 6 patients, chimney stenting of the LSA in 1 patient, and partial coverage of LSA ostium in 1 patient. Technical success was achieved in all patients (100%). There was no 30 day mortality (0%). The 30 day morbidity (0%) was free from major complications. The median follow-up was 40 months (range = 7–79). One patient died due to non-aortic-related cause. Native PLZ 2 was free from complications in MFS patients (5/8). Two patients with LDS developed type Ia endoleak with aneurysmal progression. One patient was treated by proximal extension with a double inner branched arch stent-graft landing in the replaced ascending aorta. The other one was treated with frozen elephant trunk. Conclusion Thoracic endovascular aortic repair in native PLZ 2 was safe and effective with no early or midterm PLZ complications in patients with MFS with chronic TBAD in this limited series. Native PLZ 2 is not safe in patients with LDS and should only be used in emergencies as a bridging to open repair.

Spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage in type B aortic dissection: a rare presentation

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-178
Author(s):  
Meenakshi M Subbiah ◽  
Bashi V Velayudhan
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽  
Aortic Dissection ◽  
Spinal Cord Ischemia ◽  
Acute Type ◽  
Type B ◽  
Type B Aortic Dissection ◽  
Aortic Diseases ◽  
Rare Presentation ◽  
Spinal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Paraplegia is a common complication encountered during surgical and endovascular repair of aortic diseases. At times, it is also a presenting feature of aortic dissection. Involvement of more than one spinal blood supply system is the most common cause of spinal cord ischemia. Proper planning is needed to prevent and treat spinal cord ischemia. We report this rare case of acute type B aortic dissection that presented with paraplegia due to a spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

scholarly journals Zone 3 Versus Zone 2 Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Acute Type B Aortic Dissection: The Case for a More Proximal Landing Zone

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. e19-e20
Author(s):  
Tomaz Mesar ◽  
Fanny Alie-Cusson ◽  
Animesh Rathore ◽  
David J. Dexter ◽  
Gordon K. Stokes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Dissection ◽  
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair ◽  
Endovascular Aortic Repair ◽  
Acute Type ◽  
Type B ◽  
Type B Aortic Dissection ◽  
Landing Zone ◽  
Aortic Repair

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair for the treatment of ruptured acute type B aortic dissection

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-327
Author(s):  
Shuji Chino ◽  
Noriyuki Kato ◽  
Ken Nakajima ◽  
Takashi Hashimoto ◽  
Takatoshi Higashigawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Dissection ◽  
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair ◽  
Endovascular Aortic Repair ◽  
Acute Type ◽  
Type B ◽  
Type B Aortic Dissection ◽  
Aortic Repair
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