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Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA) Repair

Clinical Outcomes

Thoracic endovascular repair (TEVAR) offers an alternative to open surgery.

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Summary

Summary

Approaches to Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Procedures for thoracic aortic aneurysm repair include thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) and open surgery. For some patients, TEVAR offers a less invasive alternative to major open surgery. The following articles offer information on both approaches.

Endovascular Approach

Endovascular Repair of the Thoracic Aorta(opens new window)
Adams, Joshua D., Garcia, Lleowell M., Kern, John A

Surgical versus endovascular treatment of traumatic thoracic aortic rupture(opens new window)
Amabile P, Collart F, Gariboldi V, Rollet G, Bartoli JM, Piquet P

Expert Consensus Document on the Treatment of Descending Thoracic Aortic Disease Using Endovascular Stent-Grafts(opens new window)
Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD, Nicholas T. Kouchoukos, MD, and D. Craig Miller, MD

Starting a program for endovascular thoracic procedures: Challenges and solutions(opens new window)
Mark K. Eskandari, MD

Contemporary Analysis of Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm Repair. A Comparison of Endovascular and Open Techniques(opens new window)
Roy K. Greenberg, Qingsheng Lu, Eric E. Roselli, Lars G. Svensson, Michael C. Moon, Adrian V. Hernandez, Joseph Dowdall, Marcelo Cury, Catherine Francis, Kathryn Pfaff, Daniel G. Clair, Kenneth Ouriel and Bruce W. Lytle

Open Surgical Approach

Current results of open surgical repair of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms(opens new window)
James H. Black, III, MD, and Richard P. Cambria, MD

Natural History of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Indications for Surgery, and Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Risks(opens new window)
John A. Elefteriades, MD