Complications due to device failure or adverse events may occur after thoracic endovascular aortic repair, requiring conversion to open repair.
Our experience suggests that in some clinical or anatomic situations, caution should be recommended when offering endovascular procedures to patients with thoracic aortic diseases.
Open conversion can be performed with encouraging results by a team experienced in the management of thoracic aortic diseases.
With the increasing use of thoracic endovascular aortic repair, more patients will present with indications of surgical conversion.
2011-10-21
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The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France. ludoviccanaud [at] hotmail.com
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Nov;142(5):1027-31
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