血管覆膜支架置入治疗胸主动脉夹层动脉瘤

目的:介绍覆膜支架血管内置入治疗胸主动脉夹层动脉瘤(TADA)的初步经验。方法:本组4例Debakey B型胸主动脉夹层动脉瘤,经CT或MR增强检查确诊。经股动脉置入覆膜支架,封堵胸主动脉破裂口,置入后造影检查证实疗效,术后随访采用彩超或增强CT检查。结果:4例患者共成功置入7个支架,1例术后支架远端出现内漏,6个月后内漏自行封闭;1例并发的腹主动脉瘤随访2个月无变化;随访2~18个月,所有患者内膜破裂口封闭,胸降主动脉和腹主动脉真腔扩大,假腔内血栓形成,支架位置、形态正常。结论:覆膜支架血管内置入治疗胸主动脉夹层动脉瘤的近期疗效满意。     

多层螺旋CT造影在主动脉病变腔内修复术后随访的价值

目的:探讨多层螺旋CT血管造影(multi-detector rowspiral computed tomography angiography,MDCTA)及后处理技术在主动脉覆膜支架腔内修复术(transluminal stent-graft placement,TSGP)术后随访的临床应用价值。方法:21例接受TSGP主动脉疾病患者,包括:Stanford B型夹层13例,真性动脉瘤3例,假性动脉瘤2例,弓降部穿透性溃疡1例,胸主动脉瘤合并局限性夹层1例,胸主动脉瘤合并Stanford B型夹层1例,术后采用MDCTA进行随访,平均随访13个月(1~24个月)。采用轴位图像与多种重建图像相结合来显示支架形态、术前术后主动脉管腔情况的变化和有无并发症。结果:13例主动脉夹层覆膜支架置入后:所有患者均真腔扩大,假腔减小或消失并伴血栓形成,支架未发现移位或断裂;共3例(14%)随访中发现内漏,1例Ⅱ型内漏,建议随访观察;1例术后8个月复查新发现支架近端Ⅰ型内漏,密切随访2个月后患者出现胸痛,复查CT内漏增多,转外科治疗。1例腹主动脉瘤术后1月复查发现Ⅲ型内漏。所有患者介入术后CT随访图像均满足临床诊断需要。结论:MDCTA对主动脉覆膜支架置入术后随访较其他检查手段具有多方面的优越性,能及时观察术后疗效、发现并发症,对主动脉疾病覆膜支架腔内修复术后随访具有重要价值。     

血管内支架置入术治疗Stanford B 型主动脉夹层

目的：总结主动脉血管支架置入术治疗Stanford B型主动脉夹层的临床经验。方法：术前对15例Stanford B型主动脉夹层患者进行主动脉全程薄层增强CT扫描及血管成像,以获得主动脉夹层病变解剖学特征。在局麻下行主动脉造影,并与CT结果比较,选取支架血管型号。全麻下切开左股动脉或右股动脉,置入支架血管,封堵原发破口,重复造影检查有无内漏。术后1周及1年行CT随访,观察有无内漏、支架移位和假腔变化。结果：15例均获临床成功。1例见少量近端内漏,未发生其他并发症。CT随访,5例主动脉夹层消失,余者假腔内血栓形成。结论：与传统手术相比,腔内隔绝术治疗Stanford B型主动脉夹层具有创伤小、并发症少、安全性高等优点,近期疗效满意。     

覆膜血管内支架治疗急性StanfordB型主动脉夹层动脉瘤8例报告

目的:观察覆膜血管内支架治疗急性Stanford B型主动脉夹层动脉瘤的临床疗效.方法:应用覆膜血管内支架腔内隔绝术.结果:8例病人覆膜支架均一次释放成功,无释放多个支架的病例.2例患者因破口距LSA<1.5 cm封堵了LSA,均无脑供血不足及截瘫发生.结论:覆膜支架腔内隔绝术治疗Stanford B型急性主动脉夹层动脉瘤,封闭了夹层近端破口,扩大了主动脉真腔,改善了腹腔脏器血供是一种安全有效的方法.     

覆膜支架腔内修复术治疗主动脉病变的价值

目的:评价覆膜支架腔内修复术治疗主动脉病变的应用价值及临床意义。方法:21例主动脉疾病患者,包括:Stanford B型夹层13例(65%),真性动脉瘤3例(15%),假性动脉瘤2例(10%),弓降部穿透性溃疡1例(5%),胸主动脉瘤合并局限性夹层1例(5%),胸主动脉瘤合并Stanford B型夹层1例(5%),全部接受TSGP。共应用3种类型大动脉覆膜支架,分别为:美国锐乐(10例)、国产先健(10例)及COOK公司血管支架(1例)。结果:17例分别置入1个支架,2例分别置入2个支架,2例分别置入主体支架1个、短支架2个,所有支架释放成功率100%。患者无截瘫及瘤体破裂等严重并发症,无围手术期死亡。支架释放后即刻造影复查,19例无明显渗漏和假腔显影(90%);2例少许内漏,其中1例术后7 d CTA复查内漏消失,1例为Ⅱ型内漏,建议随访观察;1例术后8月随访,支架近端新发内漏并逐次增多。结论:TSGP治疗主动脉夹层、真性及假性动脉瘤、穿透性溃疡成功率高、创伤小,近中期效果良好,但远期随访及效果评价有待进一步观察。     

覆膜支架腔内隔绝术治疗外周动脉瘤

目的探讨外周动脉瘤应用覆膜支架腔内隔绝术治疗的疗效和安全性。方法对12例外周动脉瘤(真性动脉瘤5例,假性动脉瘤7例)患者行经股动脉穿刺插管造影,之后于病变部位放置覆膜支架行腔内隔绝术。结果 12例成功进行外周动脉瘤覆膜支架腔内隔绝术,其中11例动脉瘤腔完全封闭隔绝,1例动脉瘤治疗后有内漏,无手术相关并发症,即刻造影示置入覆膜支架远端动脉均血流通畅。随访观察3～36个月,无动脉瘤复发及动脉瘤相关并发症发生,1例3个月后发生覆膜支架腔内闭塞。结论覆膜支架腔内隔绝术治疗外周动脉瘤是一种创伤小、安全易行、疗效确切的治疗方法。     

胸、腹主动脉病变的血管内治疗

目的探讨胸、腹主动脉病变不同血管内治疗方法的临床疗效。方法7例患者,其中DebakeyⅢ型主动脉夹层5例(4例行一体式支架腔内隔绝术,1例行内膜瓣开窗术);DebakeyⅢ型主动脉夹层外院外科人造血管置换术后降主动脉假性动脉瘤形成1例(行一体式支架腔内隔绝术);肾动脉开口以下腹主动脉瘤1例(行分体式支架腔内隔绝术)。结果5例一体式支架腔内隔绝术均获成功,2例出现Ⅰ型内漏,1例经球囊扩张后内漏消失,1例30 min后内漏减少,未处理;1例内膜瓣开窗术后患者双下肢缺血症状消失;1例分体式支架腔内隔绝术后造影提示动脉瘤消失,无内漏发生。结论应用血管内支架移植物或内膜瓣开窗术治疗胸、腹主动脉病变安全有效,其中分体式支架的临床应用具有更好的前景。     

主动脉夹层动脉瘤的血管内支架治疗

目的评价血管内支架置入治疗主动脉夹层动脉瘤的安全性和临床疗效。方法48例Stanford B型主动脉夹层动脉瘤患者行腔内修复术。所有患者在DSA下行左肱动脉穿刺插管、造影,了解主动脉真、假腔,夹层裂口及其与重要血管分支位置关系。腹股沟区纵切口显露股动脉,送入人工血管输送器至病变处,准确定位后,释放人工血管进行腔内修复。术后复查造影,观察真、假腔血液动力学变化,内脏及下肢动脉供血的改变。结果48例患者一次性成功置入人工血管支架,2例支架未能完全封堵漏口,内漏明显,手术成功率95.8%。支架置入后假腔血压下降,机体脏器缺血状况改善,临床症状好转或消失。结论支架性人工血管腔内修复术治疗主动脉夹层动脉瘤安全可行、效果明显,值得临床进一步推广。     

血管腔内隔绝术治疗降主动脉夹层动脉瘤

目的：探讨血管腔内隔绝术治疗降主动脉夹层动脉瘤的技术方法和疗效。方法：对10例降主动脉夹层动脉瘤患者的临床资料进行分析,其中2例为DeBakeyШa型,8例为DeBakeyШb型。1例夹层动脉瘤仅累及腹主动脉,合并真性动脉瘤。影像学资料显示全组有3例在不同部位有2个以上撕裂口。结果：1例腹主动脉混合型动脉瘤按腹主动脉瘤腔内隔绝术进行,2例将人工带膜支架封闭左锁骨下动脉口,另7例均顺利进行主动脉腔内隔绝术。随访2~16个月,全部病例均存活。结论：血管腔内置入带膜支架型人工血管是治疗主动脉夹层动脉瘤的简便、安全、有效的方法。     

动脉覆膜支架腔内隔绝治疗Stanford A型主动脉夹层临床效果

【摘要】 目的 探讨应用主动脉覆膜支架腔内隔绝术治疗Stanford A型主动脉夹层的临床效果。方法 回顾性分析2016年6月至2018年10月在湖南中医药大学第一附属医院接受主动脉弓部开窗支架技术全腔内隔绝升主动脉、主动脉弓及降主动脉近段治疗的14例Stanford A型主动脉夹层患者临床资料。观察术后随访1年临床疗效。结果 14例患者均顺利完成手术。术后1年5例治疗效果理想。术后早期死亡1例,支架近端再发夹层4例,发生Ⅰ型、Ⅱ型内漏各1例,Ⅲ型2例。 结论 对于不能外科修复的A型主动脉夹层,可谨慎选择主动脉弓部开窗支架技术行全腔内修复治疗,但须根据患者自身情况和血管病变特点严格把握适应证。     

主动脉假性动脉瘤的影像诊断

目的：探讨主动脉假性动脉瘤的影像表现，评价MRI的诊断价值。方法：报道5例经手术证实的主动脉假性动脉瘤的影像所见，MRI检查4例，彩超检查3例，CT检查2例和主动脉造影1例。结果：胸、腹主动脉假性动脉瘤分别为3例和2例，假性动脉瘤位于主动脉轮廓外。彩超显示瘤体与主动脉有双向血流。CT和主动脉造影表现层状密度瘤体、早期强化和显影。MRI表现假性动脉瘤壁厚薄不均和信号不均质，均有破裂口。GRE显示经主动脉狭窄破裂口向瘤腔内喷射高信号血流。结论：MRI对假性动脉瘤的诊断有重要价值。     

Elective endovascular treatment of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms and chronic dissections with stent-grafts

PURPOSE: To report our experience of endovascular stent-graft placement in patients with descending thoracic aortic dissections and aneurysms and to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and clinical outcomes of the treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Stent-grafts were placed in the descending thoracic aortas of 23 patients with saccular aneurysms (n = 11) and Stanford type B chronic aortic dissections of the descending thoracic and abdominal aorta (n = 12). All stent-grafts were individually constructed of self-expandable stainless steel stents covered with polytetrafluoroethylene. Vascular access was achieved through the femoral artery in all patients. Clinical status of each patient was monitored and postoperative CT was performed within 1 month of the procedure and at 3-12-month intervals after the procedures. RESULTS: Successful exclusion of the primary entry tears of dissections and the inlets of saccular aneurysms was achieved in all but two patients with aortic dissection. The overall technical success rate was 91.3% (dissection: 10 of 12 = 83%; aneurysm: 11 of 11 = 100%). All patients in whom technical success was achieved showed complete thrombosis and significant decrease in diameter of the thoracic false lumen (preoperative: 5.3 cm +/- 0.9; postoperative: 4.3 cm +/- 0.9; P = .004) or aneurysm sac (preoperative: 5.3 cm +/- 1.7; postoperative: 2.8 cm +/- 2.5; P = .001). In addition, five patients demonstrated complete resolution of the dissected thoracic false lumen (n = 2) and aneurysm sac (n = 3). However, in all patients with aortic dissection, the abdominal aorta was not significantly changed in size (P = .302) and shape and their false lumen flows remained persistent. Immediate postoperative complications were detected in 12 patients (52%); 10 had fever, leukocytosis, and elevation of C-reactive protein, another had wound infection, and another had transient abdominal pain. Three patients died 2, 3, and 12 months after the procedure: one from septic shock, another from underlying mediastinitis, and the other from an unexplained cause. The remaining 20 patients were well after the procedure (1-9 days; mean, 3 days), without any stent-graft-related complications or discomfort (follow up period: 10-65 mo; mean: 25.1 mo +/- 15.6). The cumulative survival rate after the stent graft was 100% at 30 days and 91% at 12 months. CONCLUSIONS: For treatment of aortic dissection and saccular aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta, endovascular stent-graft repair may be a technically feasible and effective treatment modality.     

Outcomes of Endovascular Management for Complicated Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection: Effect of the Extent of Stent Graft Coverage and Anatomic Properties of Aortic Dissection

PurposeTo assess the effect of the extent of stent graft coverage and anatomic properties of aortic dissection on the outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for complicated chronic type B aortic dissection (CCBAD) in terms of survival, reintervention, and false lumen thrombosis.Materials and MethodsA retrospective analysis was performed of 71 patients who underwent TEVAR for CCBAD. Mean patient age was 54.7 years. Distal extent of stent graft coverage was categorized as short (≤ T7) or long (≥ T8) coverage. Indications of reintervention were categorized into three groups: proximal, alongside, and distal according to the anatomic relationship of the culprit lesion and the stent graft. Overall survival, reintervention-free survival, and extent of false lumen thrombosis were compared.ResultsThe technical success rate was 97.2%. The 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year overall survival rates were 97.1%, 88.9%, and 88.9%, and 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year reintervention-free survival rates were 80.7%, 73.8%, and 60.6%. There were no differences in overall survival, reintervention-free survival rates, and extent of false lumen thrombosis between the groups. In the short coverage group, distal reintervention was more frequent in patients with an abdominal aortic diameter ≥ 37 mm compared with patients with an abdominal aortic diameter < 37 mm (P = .005).ConclusionsTEVAR was effective for CCBAD with a high technical success rate and low mortality. The extent of stent graft coverage did not make a difference in terms of survival and false lumen thrombosis. Reinterventions were more frequently performed in patients with a large baseline abdominal aortic diameter who were treated with short stent graft coverage, and so longer coverage is recommended in such patients.     

Prediction of aortoiliac stent graft length: comparison of a semiautomated computed tomography angiography method and calibrated aortography

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to compare multislice computed tomography (MSCT) in combination with a newly developed semiautomated software program with calibrated aortography in patients who are scheduled for endovascular aortic stent graft placement. METHODS: From November 2000 until December 2001, seven patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) underwent both calibrated aortography and MSCT for preoperative endovascular stent graft planning. Both studies were performed within 14 days. Further, length measurements were performed with a semiautomated computerized tomographic angiography (CTA) calibration method and a conventional calibrated aortography technique using three differently configured tubes with variable tortuosity. The AAA length measurements of the semiautomated CTA calibration method and the calibrated aortography were compared. RESULTS: Statistical analysis included linear regression analysis and revealed a probability value of 0.000381 and an r2 value of 0.93. Using phantoms, it is proven by the authors that the accuracy of the semiautomated CTA calibration method increases with increasing tortuosity when compared with the conventional calibrated aortography technique. CONCLUSIONS: Our preliminary results show that the semiautomated CTA calibration method has a potentially advantageous role in preoperative stent graft planning regarding the aortic length measurements and seems to be more accurate than calibrated aortography, especially in extremely tortuous vessels. Further studies have to be performed, however.     

Morphologic Outcome after Endovascular Treatment of Complicated Type B Aortic Dissection

PurposeTo investigate the long-term morphologic changes of the aorta after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for acute complicated type B aortic dissection and to analyze whether these changes differed between DeBakey class IIIa and IIIb dissections.Materials and MethodsDuring the period 1999–2009, 58 patients with acute complicated type B aortic dissection were treated with TEVAR. Seven patients lacked follow-up data, leaving 51 patients—17 patients with DeBakey IIIa aortic dissection and 34 patients with DeBakey IIIa aortic dissection IIIb—for inclusion in the study. Computed tomography scans performed before and after TEVAR were evaluated. Maximum thoracic and abdominal aortic diameters and diameters of the true lumen and false lumen at the level of the maximum aortic diameter in the thorax and abdomen were analyzed as well as degree of thrombosis of the false lumen.ResultsThere was an overall significant reduction of the thoracic aortic diameter, increased true lumen diameter, and reduced false lumen diameter (P < .05). Total thrombosis of the false lumen, with or without reintervention, was seen in 53% of all patients, in 41% primarily and in 12% after reintervention. The IIIa group had a higher degree of total false lumen thrombosis. All patients in the IIIb group had total thrombosis of the false lumen along the stent graft.ConclusionsLong-term follow-up showed favorable aortic remodeling after TEVAR for acute complicated type B aortic dissection. Total thrombosis of the false lumen occurred more often in patients with DeBakey IIIa aortic dissection compared with patients with DeBakey IIIb aortic dissection.     

Polytetrafluoroethylene-encapsulated stent-grafts: use in experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm.

PURPOSE: To evaluate expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) encapsulated stents for the treatment of aortic aneurysms with emphasis on the blood and tissue-material interactions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Experimental aortic aneurysms were created in dogs by enlarging the aortic lumen with an abdominal fascial patch. Twenty animals underwent endoluminal repair after allowing the surgically created aneurysm to heal for 2 months prior to transluminal aneurysmal exclusion. The device used consisted of an 8-cm-long ePTFE encapsulated stent graft. The animals were killed in groups at 1 week and at 1, 2.25, 6, and 12 months. Specimens were processed for histologic and luminal surface studies. RESULTS: Before the animals were killed, aortography demonstrated two thrombosed aortae in the 6-month group and two endoleaks in the 12-month group. Endothelialized neointima extended into the proximal and distal portions of the prosthetic lumen, with minimal cell coverage in the center of the graft. The overall percent surface area covered by endothelialized neointima was 22% +/- 6% at 6 months and 18% +/- 10% by 1 year (P = .75). Histologic examination demonstrated minimal tissue penetration into the ePTFE. CONCLUSION: Transluminal exclusion of abdominal aortic aneurysms by encapsulated stent-graft is easily accomplished. With this device, tissue coverage and penetration of the stent graft is limited and does not tend to increase with time.     

Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Type B Aortic Dissection Associated with Retrograde Type A Intramural Hematoma

PurposeTo evaluate feasibility and efficacy of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for type B aortic dissection (TBAD) associated with retrograde type A intramural hematoma (IMH).Materials and MethodsFrom April 2013 to January 2017, 15 consecutive patients with TBAD associated with retrograde type A IMH who underwent TEVAR were reviewed retrospectively. There was no cardiac tamponade, aortic regurgitation, involvement of coronary artery, or sign of cerebral ischemia in these patients. Enhanced CT was used in 4 patients to diagnose malperfusion of abdominal visceral arteries or lower extremity artery and underwent emergent TEVAR. For the remaining 11 patients, repeated enhanced CT after initial medical treatment within 24 hours from onset of pain showed expansion of IMH in 8 patients or presence of periaortic hematoma in 3 patients. Delayed TEVAR was scheduled for these cases.ResultsSuccessful deployment of the stent graft was achieved in all patients. There were no severe postoperative complications, such as retrograde type A aortic dissection or aortic rupture. Sudden death occurred in 1 patient 3 months after the procedure. Thrombosis of the false lumen, shrinkage of the diameter of the aorta, and complete absorption of the IMH were observed in the remaining patients at a mean follow-up of 19.8 months ± 6.57.ConclusionsTEVAR for treatment of TBAD with retrograde type A IMH is feasible and effective. It represents a treatment option for patients with TBAD associated with type A IMH with a proximal entry tear located in the descending aorta.     

多层螺旋CTA:不同重建方法在主动脉瘤腔内隔绝术后的应用评价

目的：探讨多层螺旋CT血管造影不同重建方法在主动脉瘤腔内隔绝术后的临床应用价值。材料与方法：46例主动脉瘤腔内隔绝术后行多层螺旋CT血管造影，采用准直2.5mm，层厚3.0mm，螺距为6，重建方法为容积显示技术（volume rendering，VR）、表面阴影遮盖显示(shade surface display，SSD)及最大密度投影法（maximum intensity projection，MIP），并对三种方法进行比较。结果：46例中有1例术后内支架出现局限性断裂，VR及MIP均清晰显示了内支架的变化，SSD未能显示。1例内支架展开不良，三种重建方法均明确显示；6例术后出现渗漏，VR清晰显示渗漏的部位、形态及内漏量，MIP、SSD仅显示其中的5例，三者中以VR显示最佳。在显示支架内血流情况及瘤周血栓方面，VR能明确支架内有无血栓形成及腔内隔绝术后的转归变化，VR显示1例术后支架内血栓形成SSD及MIP未能显示。结论：多层螺旋CT能在较短时间内进行大范围的扫描，有利于主动脉病变的检查；VR图像优于SSD及MIP，能为术后内支架情况提供更多更准确的信息，VR技术应作为主动脉瘤内支架术后的首选三维重建方法。