title: Acute retrograde aortic dissection during endovascular repair of a thoracic aortic aneurysm.
abstract: Endovascular aneurysm exclusion represents a valuable alternative treatment for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. Although the minimally invasive character of this procedure is obvious, major complications are possible. We report a 77-year-old male who developed acute retrograde dissection of the aortic arch and ascending aorta during endovascular stent-grafting of a descending aortic aneurysm. Emergent open surgical repair provided a successful outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Academic Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. noella.bethuyne.pi.be
authors.forename: Noëlla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bethuyne
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bove
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van den Brande
authors.forename: Jacques P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible