The chimney and periscope graft technique: Emergent endovascular solutions for rupture of the visceral abdominal aorta

摘要

Papazoglou and colleagues1 reported in this issue of JEVT their version of a Greek bailout solution: successful repair of spontaneous rupture of the abdominal aorta with the periscope graft technique. Because the periscope technique was not initially planned, the authors used this procedure as a bailout maneuver to treat a type Ib endoleak, along with stenting of an unintentionally covered celiac trunk. The article opens a new horizon in the emergent treatment of rupture of the visceral aorta.