Stent Prosthesis For Vascular Surgery In Particular In The Area Of The Aortic Arch

A stent prosthesis for vascular surgery for inserting into an artery, comprising a tubular flexible and radially expandable stent body including a peripheral liquid-tight sheathing having a peripheral outer surface and having a front end and a rear end, and at least one tear-proof long thread having a fixed end and a free end, wherein the fixed end is fixedly attached in a tear-proof manner at a point of attachment located directly on the outer surface of the sheathing in a distance from the front end and from the rear end of the sheathing, the thread being recognizable under x-ray radiation and having a free thread length between the fixed and free ends thereof of several decimeters, the free thread length being freely exposed outside the stent body, so that the long thread can be passed into the artery in advance of the stent body and can be caught in the artery and that the implanted stent body can be placed in position in the artery and can subsequently fixed at the vascular wall by means of the thread.