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ost- operative CT scan of a patient after
                                                                Pa successful four-branched endovascular
                                                                repair of a thoracoabdominal aneurysm. He
                                                                also had a previous open ascending aortic
                                                                replacement and a residual arch aneurysm.
                                                                He later died of complications from an open
                                                                total arch replacement, illustrating the high

                                                                mortality risk of open aortic arch surgery.



























 THORACO-

 ABDOMIONAL

 BRANCH GRAFT



 Advanced four-vessel
 branched endografts, either
 custom made or off the shelf,
 are not available to be used
 as treatment of thoraco-ab-
 dominal aneurysms.  The
 branches are bridged into the
 target vessels of the celiac
 axis, SMA, and bilateral renal
 arteries.









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