Extended use of the candy plug technique with the Cook dissection stent. Journal Article

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Authors: Tehrani, N; Soult, M; Bechara, CF
Article Title: Extended use of the candy plug technique with the Cook dissection stent.
Abstract: Inducing false lumen (FL) thrombosis is crucial to achieve aortic remodeling when treating aortic dissection. One method to achieve FL thrombosis is modifying a graft and placing a plug inside it known as the candy plug (CP) technique. CP stentgraft is typically placed at the level of the celiac artery (CA) as noted by the original authors. Here, we present a case where the CP had to placed distal to the CA but also requiring placing a bare metal dissection stent in the true lumen to oppose the radial force and expand the true lumen as well as to prevent re-entry tear in the visceral segment in the future.
Journal Title: Annals of Vascular Surgery
ISSN: 1615-5947; 0890-5096
Publisher: Unknown  
Date Published: 2020