Endovascular treatment of an acute type B dissection: a case report.
The case of a young man with acute type B dissection is reported. Inserting an endovascular stentgraft was the treatment of choice, with a good short-term result. We do believe that this is a promising strategy in the management of this serious pathology in which the classical surgical treatment is still associated with an important mortality and morbidity.
Depuydt
F
F
Departments of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, OLV Clinic, Aalst, Belgium.
Demirsoy
E
E
Coddens
J
J
Degrieck
I
I
Vanermen
H
H
D000208:Acute Disease; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D014463:Ultrasonography