Thoracic endovascular aortic repair after iatrogenic aortic dissection and false lumen stent grafting

Claudia Schrimpf; Omke E Teebken; Mathias Wilhelmi

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.101

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair after iatrogenic aortic dissection and false lumen stent grafting

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Apr;99(4):1447-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.101.

Authors

Claudia Schrimpf¹, Omke E Teebken², Mathias Wilhelmi²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Vascular- and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic-, Transplantation-, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. Electronic address: schrimpf.claudia@mh-hannover.de.
² Division of Vascular- and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic-, Transplantation-, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

PMID: 25841835
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.05.101

Abstract

Iatrogenic aortic dissections are a severe complication after thoracic endovascular aortic repair, and treatment guidelines do not exist. Herein, we report a patient who experienced an iatrogenic type B aortic dissection during elective thoracic endovascular aortic repair and suggest an interventional treatment option.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Angiography / methods
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection / etiology
Aortic Dissection / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Elective Surgical Procedures
Endovascular Procedures / adverse effects*
Endovascular Procedures / methods
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease*
Intraoperative Complications / diagnosis
Intraoperative Complications / surgery*
Male
Prosthesis Failure
Stents
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Treatment Outcome