Incidence and determinants of spinal cord ischaemia in stent-graft repair of the thoracic aorta.
Incidence and determinants of spinal cord ischaemia in stent-graft repair of the thoracic aorta.
P. Amabile,D. Grisoli,2 Authors,P. Piquet
2008 · DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.11.005
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery · 181 Citations
TLDR
Length of aortic coverage is the only independent predictive factor of SCI after endovascular treatment and methods to prevent SCI should be offered to patients requiring extensive coverage of the descending thoracic aorta.