Chimney TEVAR for descending aortic thrombosis involving the left subclavian artery ostium in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: A rare case report
A 61-year-old woman with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia was admitted with peripheral embolism in the left arm. Computed tomography angiography showed dense thrombus in the descending aorta, left subclavian artery ostium and radial artery. The patient was successfully treated with thoracic endovascular aortic replacement + chimney graft technique and discharged on postoperative day 5.
Authors
- Yalçın Günerhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3104-7920)
- Mehmet Işık (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2154-7473)
Institutions
- Necmettin Erbakan University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4274/tjtcs.2025.28444
- Primary Topic
- Aortic Thrombus and Embolism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00