Cerebrospinal fluid drainage as a useful treatment option to relieve paraplegia after stent-graft implantation for acute aortic dissection type B

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2002 May;123(5):1003-5. doi: 10.1067/mtc.2002.121500.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Angiography
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / therapy*
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Dissection / therapy*
  • Balloon Occlusion / adverse effects*
  • Balloon Occlusion / methods
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid
  • Drainage / methods*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Paraplegia / etiology
  • Paraplegia / therapy*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Stents / adverse effects
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome