Thoraco-Abdominal Aorta

Section I. General Principles

1. Historical Overview
Angelo Argenteri

2. Definitions and Classifications
Darrell Wu, Scott A. LeMaire, Joseph S. Coselli

3. Epidemiology and Natural History of Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Louis H. Stein, John A. Elefteriades

4. Peculiarities and Natural History of Type B Aortic Dissection
Christoph A. Nienaber

5. Pathology of the Thoraco-Abdominal Aorta
Cristina Basso, Stefania Rizzo, Gaetano Thiene

6. Pathophysiology of Aortic Cross-clamping
Leslie M. Cuzick, Alfredo R. Lopez, John R. Cooper

7. Clinical Presentation and Evidence-based Indications to Treatment
Attilio Odero, Vittorio Arici, Antonio Bozzani

Section II. Imaging

8. Diagnostic Imaging of the Aortic Arch and Thoraco-Abdominal Aorta
Giovanni Simonetti, Giovanni Gandini, Gian Paolo Cornalba, Maria Carla Cassinis

9. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Aorta
Antonio Esposito, Silvia Ravelli, Maurizio Papa, Alessandro Maschio

10. Transesophageal Echocardiography of the Aorta
Michele Oppizzi, Eustachio Agricola

11. Preoperative Planning and Sizing for Aortic Endovascular Procedures
Germano Melissano, Efrem Civilini, Roberto Chiesa

12. Assessment of the Spinal Cord Vasculature with Computed Tomography
Germano Melissano, Luca Bertoglio, Roberto Chiesa

13. Assessment of the Spinal Cord Vasculature with Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Robbert J. Nijenhuis, Michael J. Jacobs, Walter H. Backes

14. Role of Cardiac CT in Assessment of Patients with Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Pietro Spagnolo, Manuela Giglio

Section III. Anesthetic Management

15. Preoperative Care of Patients with Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Fabio Guarracino, Rubia Baldassarri

16. Cardiovascular Evaluation, Risk Stratification, and Management of Postoperative Myocardial Infarction
Federico Pappalardo, Giulio Melisurgo

17. Perioperative Pharmacological Cardiac Protection
Giovanni Landoni, Elena Bignami

18. Prevention and Treatment of Renal Insufficiency
Tiziana Bove, Fabrizio Monaco

19. Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Insufficiency
Roberta Mennella, Alberto Zangrillo

20. Anesthetic Management of Open Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Procedures
John R. Cooper

21. Anesthetic Management of Thoraco-Abdominal Open Procedures
Javier G. Castillo, George Silvay, Gregory W. Fischer

22. Perioperative Cardiac Monitoring with Transesophageal Echocardiography
Brian Barrick, Susan M. Martinelli, Madhav Swaminathan

23. Hemostasis, Bleeding, Blood- sparing Strategies, and Allogeneic Transfusions in Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
Valter Casati, Armando D’Angelo

24. Left Heart Bypass
Monica Luca, Francesco Simone

25. Management of Postoperative Complications
Remo D. Covello, Alberto Zangrillo

Section IV. Treatment Strategies and Techniques

26. Surgical Technique for Extent I, II, and III Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Joseph S. Coselli, Scott A. LeMaire

27. Surgical Technique for Extent I, II, and III Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Roberto Chiesa, Germano Melissano, Efrem Civilini

28. Surgical Technique for Extent IV Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Laurent Chiche, Yannick Manach, Edouard Kieffer

29. Surgical Replacement of the Entire Aorta
LiZhong Sun, JunMing Zhu, RuiDong Qi

30. The Frozen Elephant Trunk Technique
Roberto Bartolomeo, Marco Eusanio, Luca Marco, Davide Pacini

31. Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest for Thoracic Aneurysmectomy through the Left Chest
Edouard Kieffer, Laurent Chiche

32. Neurological Monitoring with Evoked Potentials
Michael J. Jacobs, Werner H. Mess

33. Spinal Cord Ischemia
Germano Melissano, Luca Bertoglio, Efrem Civilini, Roberto Chiesa

34. Endovascular Treatment of Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Branched Endografts
Eric L. G. Verhoeven, Roy K. Greenberg

35. Endovascular Treatment of Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Branched Endografts
Gianbattista Parlani, Fabio Verzini, Deborah Brambilla, Piergiorgio Cao

36. Hybrid Procedures for Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Frédéric Cochennec, Celia Riga, Nicholas Cheshire

37. Hybrid Procedures forThoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Roberto Chiesa, Yamume Tshomba, Germano Melissano, Davide Logaldo

Section V. Specific Problems

38. Endovascular Treatment of Type B Dissections
Rossella Fattori, Luigi Lovato, Vincenzo Russo

39. The Sandwich Technique for Type B Dissection
Armando C. Lobato

40. Specific Surgical Problems in Marfan Patients
Marc Schepens, Willem Ranschaert

41. Open Treatment for Aortic Trauma
Kenneth L. Mattox

42. Endovascular Treatment of Aortic Isthmic Rupture
Enrico M. Marone, Andrea Kahlberg, Roberto Chiesa

43. Redo Open and Endovascular Procedures after Open Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Yamume Tshomba, Germano Melissano, Roberto Chiesa

44. Endovascular or Open Treatment of Aortic Coarctation (Typical and Atypical)
Edward B. Diethrich

45. Intramural Hematoma and Penetrating Aortic Ulcers
Arno Ristow, Bernardo V. Massiére, Felippe Beer

46. Aortoesophageal and Aortobronchial
Roberto Chiesa, Andrea Kahlberg, Germano Melissano, Enrico M. Marone

47. Anomalies and Variant Anatomy of the Aorta and the Supra- aortic Vessels
Carlo Setacci, Pasqualino Sirignano, Gianmarco Donato, Francesco Setacci

48. Quality of Life after Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Robert S. Crawford, Richard P. Cambria

49. Relative Risk of Paraplegia between Open, Hybrid, and Endovascular Procedures
Ramin E. Beygui, Ronald L. Dalman

50. Statistical Analysis of Operative Results
Carlo Setacci, Emiliano Chisci, Pasqualino Sirignano, Francesco Setacci

51. Communication with the Patient: Ethical Decisions
Gianna Zoppei, Alfredo Anzani, Federica Alemanno

52. Postoperative Rehabilitation
Guido Felicetti

53. Psychological Approach to the Aneurysm Patient
Lucio Sarno, Valentina Mattei, Chiara Motta, Silvana Villa

Section VI. Advances in Prosthetic Management

54. Advances in Vascular Grafts for Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Open Surgery
Olivier Goëau-Brissonnière, Isabelle Javerliat, Marc Coggia

55. Hybrid Procedures with Dedicated Grafts for Extensive Aortic Aneurysms
Giampiero Esposito, Samuele Bichi, Roberto Bartolomeo

56. The Cook Zenith Devices
Stephan Haulon, Jennifer A. McCann-Brown, Blayne A. Roeder, Jarin A. Kratzberg

57. The Bolton Relay Devices
Jasper W. Keulen, Anas Zarka, Frans L. Moll, Vincent Riambau

58. The Jotec Devices
Burkhart Zipfel

59. The Medtronic Devices — Valiant Stent-graft
Matt Thompson, Ian Loftus, Rob Morgan

60. The Gore TAG Devices
Dittmar Böckler

61. Prophylactic Use of Silver-acetate-coated Polyester Dacron Graft in Aortic Disease for Prevention of Graft Infection
Mauro Ferrari, Basilio Crescenzi, Sabrina Ceragioli, Michele Marconi

62. Hemostatic and Structural Adjuncts
Carlo Setacci, Giancarlo Palasciano, Pasqualino Sirignano, Francesco Setacci

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Vascular Surgery