European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 179-186 , February 2010

Spinal Cord Injury is Not Negligible after TEVAR for Lower Descending Aorta

  • H. Matsuda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita/Osaka, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Hitoshi Matsuda, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardio-Vascular Center, 7-5-1 Fujishirodai, Suita/Osaka 565-8565, Japan. Tel.: +81 6 6833 5012; fax: +81 6 6872 7486.
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  • T. Fukuda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita/Osaka, Japan
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  • O. Iritani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita/Osaka, Japan
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  • T. Nakazawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita/Osaka, Japan
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  • H. Tanaka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita/Osaka, Japan
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  • H. Sasaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita/Osaka, Japan
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  • K. Minatoya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita/Osaka, Japan
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  • H. Ogino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Suita/Osaka, Japan

Received 31 August 2009 ,Accepted 15 November 2009.

  • Image Result

    Sequence of CTA in Patient 2. Panel A: Preoperative, Panel B: After total arch replacement, Panel C: After TEVAR.

    Sequence of CTA in Patient 2. Panel A: Preoperative, Panel B: After total arch replacement, Panel C: After TEVAR.

  • Image Result

    Sequence of MEPs in Patient 3. MEPs of the right anterior tibialis and both thenar muscles before TEVAR over Th9-ICA (control) and 2, 13, 47, and 74minutes after TEVAR.

    Sequence of MEPs in Patient 3. MEPs of the right anterior tibialis and both thenar muscles before TEVAR over Th9-ICA (control) and 2, 13, 47, and 74minutes after TEVAR.

  • Image Result

    Distribution of patients with paraplegia in accordance with covered aorta and distal uncovered aorta expressed as number of aortic zones (Panel A) and measured length (Panel B).

    Distribution of patients with paraplegia in accordance with covered aorta and distal uncovered aorta expressed as number of aortic zones (Panel A) and measured length (Panel B).

☆ This paper was presented at the XXIII Annual Meeting 3–6 September, 2009, European Society for Vascular Surgery, Oslo, Norway.

PII: S1078-5884(09)00581-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.11.014

European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 179-186 , February 2010

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