Subclavian artery transposition and endovascular stentgraft placement for the treatment of acute aortic dissection type B

Subclavian artery transposition and endovascular stentgraft placement for t he treatment of acute aortic dissection type B We report about a patient with a thoracic aneurysm caused by an acute type- B dissection Due to the concomitant affections the risk of surgery tvas dis tinctly increased, the reconstruction was performed endo vascular by stentg raft implantation (Talent, World Medical Systems, Sunrise FL) after transpo sition of the left subclavian artery to create a sufficient neck for the pr oximal stent placement. Endoluminal treatment seems to be a promising, less invasive alternative method in the treatment of acute aortic dissections.