title: Retrograde aortic dissection after bilateral iliac artery stenting: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of retrograde aortic dissection after bilateral iliac artery stenting. A 63-year-old black woman underwent aortography with balloon angioplasty of bilateral common iliac artery lesions and subsequent vascular stent placement. The patient developed an acute aortic dissection from the level of the aortic bifurcation to the left subclavian artery. This case is presented to call attention to the previously unreported complication of retrograde aortic dissection after bilateral iliac artery angioplasty and stent placement presenting as acute chest pain.
authors.affiliation: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Calif., USA.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Cisek
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: McKittrick
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed