The Importance of “Backdoor” Treatment to Close Distal Entry Tears in Chronic Type B Aortic Dissection
The evolution of the candy-plug and knickerbocker techniques for distal false lumen occlusion, intervention timing considerations, and patient anatomy requirements.
By Konstantinos Spanos, MD, MSc, PhD; Fiona Rohlffs, MD, PhD; Giuseppe Panuccio, MD, PhD; Ahmed Eleshra, MD; and Tilo Kölbel, MD, PhD
