Sudden-onset paraplegia due to thrombosis of false aneurysm: late complication after prosthetic replacement of the descending thoracic aorta.
Traumatic rupture involving the isthmus of the descending thoracic aorta is a rarely treated injury in vehicular accident victims. A possible long-term complication of prosthetic replacement of the damaged aortic segment is false aneurysm. This report describes a case of sudden-onset acute paraplegia resulting from thrombosis of a false aneurysm associated with a prosthesis placed 10 years earlier for repair of traumatic rupture of the aortic isthmus.
Chemla
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ES
Departement de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire et de Transplantation, Hôpital Européen George Pompidou, Paris, France.
Combes
M A
MA
D'Attelis
N
N
Mongredien
B
B
Julia
P L
PL
Fabiani
J N
JN
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors