Patterns of Collateral Arteries to the Spinal Cord After Thoraco-abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Overview

Journal Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialties Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
General Surgery
Pulmonary Medicine

Date 2024 May 2

PMID 38696750

Authors

Daiki Saitoh

Yuya Yamazaki

Tatsunori Tsuji

Naoya Sakoda

Kazuki Yakuwa

Azuma Tabayashi

Junichi Koizumi

Satoshi Ohsawa

Hajime Kin

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Abstract

Objectives: Our goal was to evaluate postoperative patterns of collateral arteries to the spinal cord during occlusion of the segmental arteries supplying the artery of Adamkiewicz (AKA).

Methods: Between April 2011 and December 2022, a total of 179 patients underwent thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; 141 had an identifiable AKA on preoperative multidetector computed tomography scans, 40 underwent thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm replacement (TAAR) and 101 underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). New postoperative collateral blood pathways invisible on preoperative contrast-enhanced computed tomography scans were identified in 42 patients (10 patients who had TAAR vs 32 patients who had TEVAR) who underwent preoperative and postoperative multidetector computed tomography scanning for AKA identification.

Results: The thoracodorsal and segmental arteries were the main collateral pathways in both groups. Th9-initiated collaterals were the most common. Collaterals from the internal thoracic artery were observed in the TEVAR group but not in the TAAR group. One patient in the TEVAR group experienced postoperative paraparesis, which was not observed in the TAAR group. Postoperative paraplegia was more common in the non-Th9-origin group, but this difference was not significant.

Conclusions: Thoracodorsal and segmental arteries may be important collateral pathways after TEVAR and TAAR. For thoracodorsal arteries, preserving the thoracodorsal muscle during the approach would be crucial; for segmental arteries, minimizing the area to be replaced or covered would be paramount. An AKA not initiated at the Th9 level poses a high risk of postoperative paraplegia.

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