Indication for aoic stenting is: March 2008

Ans. B: Aoic dissection Indications for Aoic stenting: Abdominal aoic aneurysm -Stent are available for patients with descending thoracic aoic aneurysms that are at least 2 Times greater than the adjacent aoa. Fuhermore, sufficient aoa of normal dimensions must be present on either side of the aneurysm (so-called landing zones) for the stent graft to adhere to the aoic walls. Focal penetrating ulcer: Patients with focal penetrating ulcers in their thoracic aoa are another group in which stent may prove beneficial because these patients have defined, limited areas of their thoracic aoa where a loss in the integrity of the endothelium leads to potentially life-threatening rupture. Aoic dissection