Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair With Single/Double Chimney Technique for Aortic Arch Pathologies.

Wang T, Shu C, Li M, Li QM, Li X, Qiu J, Fang K, Dardik A, Yang CZ. Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair With Single/Double Chimney Technique for Aortic Arch Pathologies. Journal of Endovascular Therapy. 2017 Jun 1; 24(3):383-393.

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PURPOSE: To summarize a single-center experience using the single/double chimney technique in association with thoracic endovascular aortic repairs (TEVAR) for aortic arch pathologies. METHODS: From November 2007 to March 2016, 122 patients (mean age 50.4±12.7 years, range 29-80; 92 men) with aortic arch pathologies underwent TEVAR combined with single (n = 101) or double (n = 21) chimney grafts to reconstruct the supra-aortic branches: 21 innominate arteries, 114 left common carotid arteries, and 8 left subclavian arteries (LSA). Pathologies included type B aortic dissection (n = 47), aortic arch dissection (n = 49), retrograde type A aortic dissection (n = 8), thoracic aortic aneurysm (n = 7), penetrating aortic arch ulcer (n = 9), and post-TEVAR type I endoleak (n = 2). Follow-up examinations included computed tomography at 0.5, 3, 6, and 12 months and yearly thereafter. RESULTS: The aortic stent-grafts were deployed in zone 0 (n = 21), zone 1 (n = 93), and zone 2 (n = 8). One (0.8%) of the 122 patients died at 4 days due to a perforated peptic ulcer. Type Ia endoleaks were found intraoperatively in 13 (10.7%) patients, including 3 with the double chimney technique. Type II endoleaks occurred in 6 (4.9%) patients; 3 were treated with duct occluders in the LSA. Postoperative chimney graft migration occurred in 1 (0.8%) patient with double chimneys; additional stent-grafts were deployed in both chimneys. Median follow-up was 32.3 months, during which 1 (0.8%) patient died after a stroke at 3 months. Chimney stent-graft patency was observed in the remaining 120 patients. Two (1.7%) secondary TEVARs were performed for distal aortic dissection. Nine asymptomatic type Ia endoleaks and 1 type II endoleak persisted in follow-up; a type II endoleak in 1 patient with Marfan syndrome sealed in 52 months. CONCLUSION: TEVAR with the chimney technique provides a safe, minimally invasive alternative with good chimney graft patency and low postoperative mortality during midterm follow-up. The double chimney technique should be used judiciously owing to its potential complications.