Aorta ascendens und Arcus aortae – endovaskuläre Therapie heute und in der Zukunft

Zusammenfassung

Pathologien im Bereich des Aortenbogens können isoliert auftreten, weit häufiger jedoch sind auch benachbarte Abschnitte der thorakalen Aorta – die Aorta ascendens oder Aorta descendens – mit betroffen. Die ersten operativen Eingriffe zur Behandlung des Aortenbogens wurden vor knapp 6 Jahrzehnten vorgenommen. Trotz zahlreicher Verbesserungen und Innovationen während des 20. und Anfang des 21. Jahrhunderts bleiben diese Eingriffe mit einer relevanten operativen Mortalität und neurologischen Komplikationsrate vergesellschaftet. Endovaskuläre Techniken sowie moderne Hybridverfahren erweitern das therapeutische Spektrum im Bereich des Aortenbogens zunehmend, auch wenn das offene operative Vorgehen aktuell noch der Goldstandard ist. Die endovaskuläre Behandlung eines Aortenaneurysmas wurde erstmals im Bereich der infrarenalen Aorta abdominalis in den frühen 1990er-Jahren durchgeführt. Es dauerte nicht lange, bis die ersten endovaskulären Therapieversuche zur Behandlung des Aortenbogens unternommen wurden. Schon 1996 berichteten Inoue et al. über den Einsatz der ersten gebranchten Endoprothese zur Behandlung von Aneurysmen im Aortenbogen. Fortwährende Verbesserungen und Verfeinerungen der Implantationstechniken und auch des implantierten Materials führten dazu, dass heutzutage im Bereich der deszendierenden thorakalen und abdominellen Aorta die endovaskuläre Therapie eine immer bedeutsamere Option im Vergleich zu den offenen chirurgischen Verfahren darstellt und diese teils als Goldstandard abgelöst hat. Diese Übersichtsarbeit soll einen Überblick über Voraussetzungen, Ergebnisse, aber auch Grenzen der endovaskulären Chirurgie des Aortenbogens geben.

Abstract

Pathologies in the region of the aortic arch may occur in isolation, but adjacent segments of the thoracic aorta – the ascending or descending aorta – are much more commonly affected. The first surgical procedures to treat the aortic arch were performed nearly six decades ago. Despite numerous improvements and innovations in the 20th and early 21st centuries, these procedures are still associated with relevant operative mortality and neurological complication rates. Endovascular techniques and modern hybrid procedures are increasingly expanding the therapeutic spectrum in the aortic arch, although the open surgical approach is currently still the gold standard. Endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysm was first performed in the early 1990s in the infrarenal abdominal aorta. It was not long before the first attempts at endovascular therapy were made for the treatment of the aortic arch. In 1996, Inoue et al. reported the use of the first commonly used endoprosthesis to treat aneurysms in the aortic arch. Continuous improvements and refinements in implantation techniques and also implanted material have resulted in endovascular therapy now being an increasingly important option compared to open surgical procedures in the descending thoracic and abdominal aorta and has partially replaced them as the gold standard. This review article aims to provide an overview of the prerequisites, results, but also limitations of endovascular surgery of the aortic arch.

Schlüsselwörter

Aorta thoracalis - Aortenchirurgie - Aortenaneurysma - endovaskuläre Therapie

Key words

aortic surgery - aortic stent prosthesis - aneurysm - endovascular treatment

Publication History

Article published online:
19 October 2021

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