Transesophageal Echocardiography in a Patient with Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection Treated with Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair

Abstract

SUMMARY Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is a viable alternative to open surgical repair in patients with thoracic aneurysm of descending aorta. Besides computerized tomography (CT) scanning and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), intraoperative imaging with TEE is mandatory for better delineation of aortic pathology for confirming guide wire placement in true lumen, checking graft positioning, detecting procedurerelated complications and follow-up(1). Therefore, an anesthesiologist has an important role in providing these data to the endovascular team.