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ArticleJournal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists2026

Use of the Electrified Wire Technique for In Situ Fenestration Creation Within a Branch Bridging Stent.

Antonino Giordano, Petroula Nana, Giuseppe Panuccio, Kugarajah Arulrajah, José I Torrealba, Fiona Rohlffs, Tilo Kölbel

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Article in Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Antonino GiordanoGerman Aortic Center, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart and Vascular Center UKE Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3657-7584
Petroula NanaGerman Aortic Center, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart and Vascular Center UKE Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9060-8519
Giuseppe PanuccioGerman Aortic Center, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart and Vascular Center UKE Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8477-661X
Kugarajah ArulrajahGerman Aortic Center, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart and Vascular Center UKE Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0009-0000-8090-0655
José I TorrealbaGerman Aortic Center, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart and Vascular Center UKE Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7595-9337
Fiona RohlffsGerman Aortic Center, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart and Vascular Center UKE Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Tilo KölbelGerman Aortic Center, Department of Vascular Medicine, University Heart and Vascular Center UKE Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9962-0204

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Abstract

purposeTo present the use of the electrified wire technique as bailout for target vessel (TV) branch preservation after unintended coverage by a bridging stent during branched endovascular repair (bEVAR). TECHNIQUE: A 73-year-old male, previously treated with thoracic endovascular aortic repair and Provisional Extension to Induce Complete Attachment Technique (PETTICOAT) for type B aortic dissection, presented with a 68 mm type V thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm. The patient presented an anatomic variation with a common trunk for the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and celiac artery (CA). After a previously failed open surgical attempt, a triple-branch custom-made device (2 renal branches and 1 for the SMA/CA trunk) was chosen. Endograft deployment and TV catheterization were uneventful, until an unintended coverage of the CA occurred, due to bridging stent unmount. Using the electrified wire technique, an in situ fenestration was created into the CA/SMA trunk covered bridging stent to preserve CA patency. A bare metal stent was used for CA revascularization. Renal arteries were catheterized and bridged as planned. The 6-month computed tomography angiography confirmed TV patency.

conclusionThe electrified wire technique may be used as bailout for in situ fenestration creation in unintended coverage of early TV side-branches.Clinical ImpactAnatomic variations may increase the technical complexity of branched endovascular aortic repair while technical pitfalls related to target vessel preservation may demand the application of bailout techniques. In this case, the electrified wire technique was used to create an in situ fenestration within the bridging stent of a celiac artery (CA) and superior mesenteric artery common trunk (anatomic variation), after bridging stent unmount during advancement and CA unintended coverage.

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Aortic Aneurysm, ThoracoabdominalAortic DissectionBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationEndovascular Aneurysm RepairEndovascular ProceduresStentsAgedAortographyComputed Tomography AngiographyDissection, Thoracic AortaHumansMaleProsthesis DesignTreatment Outcomebailout techniquesbifurcated bridging stentbranch endovascular repairelectrified wire technique

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PMID40079410
PMCPMC13371150

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