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Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms: General Principles and Open Surgical Repair

The first reported repairs of descending thoracic aortic aneurysms were published in the early 1950s. The first to successfully perform a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair were Samuel Etheredge and colleagues in 1955 in Oakland, California. One year later, Michael DeBakey…

Open Surgical Treatment of Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Aneurysms involving the thoracoabdominal aorta are uncommon, but they receive significant attention due to their complexity of repair and risk of end-organ impairment. Advances in preoperative planning, surgical technique, anesthesia, and postoperative management have led to improved outcomes, most notably…

Direct Surgical Repair of Aneurysms of the Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aorta

Historical Background The first surgeon to repair a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) was Etheredge in 1955 in a patient with a Type IV TAAA using a homograft. In 1956 DeBakey and associates reported the surgical treatment of four patients with…