Type B Aortic Dissection Treated with a Branched Aortic Arch Stent Graft and the STABILISE Technique Simple Abstract Aortic Dissection Treated with a Branched Aortic and the STABILISE

We report the case of a 57-year-old woman who presented with type B aortic dissection discovered by chance. The maximum aortic diameter was 70mm in the proximal descending thoracic aorta. The entry tear was located at the aortic isthmus, and the proximal neck included all of the supra-aortic trunks. The dissection extended to the infrarenal aorta. The dissection was treated with a custom branched aortic graft with two branches, one for the innominate trunk and one for the left common , combined with the stent-assisted ballooninduced intimal disruption and delamination technique. This combined technique seems to provide a proximal seal zone and allow remodeling of the distal aorta in patients with type B aortic dissection without a proximal neck.


Introduction
Endovascular treatment is a minimally invasive, potentially curative approach for type B aortic dissection. The first-line endovascular technique is thoracic endovascular aortic repair (Tevar). However, Tevar alone results in total occlusion of the false lumen in 13-30% of cases, with a mortality rate of approximately 36% at 3 years [1,2]. Extensive residual dissection involving the aortic arch and abdominal aorta is still a major concern and a therapeutic challenge. Branched arch grafts have shown promising results [3]. The stent-assisted balloon induced intimal disruption and delamination (Stabilise) technique has also shown good results in the treatment of acute and chronic aortic dissection [4,5]. Here, we report a combined treatment for type B aortic dissection consisting of a branched aortic arch graft and the STABILISE technique.

Case Report
A 57-year-old woman presented with type B aortic dissection used to prevent medullary ischemic injury [6]. The left subclavian artery was reimplanted directly into the LCCA.
Bilateral transverse supraclavicular cervicotomy was performed to control the CCAs. Rapid pacing was used to ensure a precise, atraumatic landing and to avoid retrograde dissection [7].
Using a percutaneous approach, a tapered aortic endoprosthesis of 42x26x255mm (Terumo Aortic®, formerly Bolton Medical®) was deployed under 2D/3D fusion imaging and transesophageal US to ensure localization in the true lumen. Orthogonal rings were used to precisely deploy the branched graft one centimeter before the IT and the LCCA [8]. A 10-F introducer sheath was inserted into the LCCA, and we catheterized the LCCA branch. To ensure localization in the stent graft branch and not between the aorta and the stent graft, we inflated a balloon in the stent graft branch, and we then deployed the tapered branch (13x8x90mm). A 10-F introducer sheath was placed into the right common carotid artery (RCCA) and we catheterized and deployed the tapered IT branch (13x17x80mm) using the same technique ( Figure 2). We deployed a second stent graft up to 3cm above the celiac trunk (40x40x15mm) (W. L. Gore & Assoc, Flagstaff, AZ). We deployed a bare stent 46mm in diameter x 185mm in length  Postoperatively, the patient received treatment with pressor amines, with an average blood pressure target of 100mmHg. Two days after the procedure, she presented with paraparesis, which required extension of the CSF drainage up to 4 days, with a pressure target of 10mmHg [9]. She achieved complete recovery at 3 days.

Discussion/Conclusion
Post dissection aortic aneurysms result from elevated pressure in the false lumen. Fenestrated and branched stent grafts in the aortic arch have been used in some expert centers to treat post dissection arch aneurysms, with an in hospital death rate of 5.3%; possible complications include early type 1 endoleak (5.3%) and cerebrovascular events (10.5%), with the absence of late aorta-related mortality [3]. The Stabilise technique allows aortic remodeling in cases of acute and chronic type B dissection while not compromising the patency of collateral branches arising from the true lumen [4,5]. This novel combined technique seems to provide a proximal seal zone and allow both thrombosis of the thoracic aortic false lumen and remodeling of the distal aorta in patients with type B aortic dissection without a proximal neck.