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Figure 12. The completed repair of a DeBakey type III aortic dissection. A four-branched graft was used to aid Crawford extent II thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Alternates to this approach include a single visceral patch that incorporates the celiac axis, superior mesenteric artery, and both renal arteries (upper inset) or a three-vessel patch that incorporates the celiac axis, superior mesenteric artery, and right renal arteries, with the left renal artery reattached as a button (lower inset). The figure is used with the permission of Baylor College of Medicine.