Sabine Wipper

Dec 26, 2024 | mdpi.com | Sabine Wipper

1. IntroductionThe mortality in ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) remains high (±75%) considering both pre-hospital and in-hospital deaths, even though the mortality has somewhat declined over the years, from 86% to 74% [1,2]. The prediction of rupture for infrarenal aortic aneurysms is based on maximal aneurysm diameter as the first line decision making criterion for elective AAA repair, but it often fails to provide a patient-specific or individualized indication [3,4].

Jun 4, 2024 | digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu | Sabine Wipper |Harleen K. Sandhu |Tilo Kölbel |Anthony Estrera

OBJECTIVES: The SPIDER technique for hybrid thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair can avoid thoracotomy and extracorporeal circulation. To improve technical feasibility and safety, the new Thoracoflo graft, consisting of a proximal stent graft connected to a 7-branched abdominal prosthesis, was evaluated in a pig model for technical feasibility testing, before implantation in humans.