title: Sudden-onset paraplegia due to thrombosis of false aneurysm: late complication after prosthetic replacement of the descending thoracic aorta.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departement de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire et de Transplantation, Hôpital Européen George Pompidou, Paris, France.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Chemla
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Combes
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: D'Attelis
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mongredien
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Julia
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Fabiani
mesh_terms: 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