title: False aneurysms at both ends of a descending thoracic aortic stent-graft: complication after endovascular repair of a penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the formation of false aneurysms at both ends of a stent-graft implanted in the descending thoracic aorta to repair a penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 66-year-old woman with a penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer was treated with a 34 x 70-mm homemade Gianturco-type stent covered with polytetrafluoroethylene graft. Four months later, she developed false aneurysms at both ends of the stent-graft. The patient refused further endovascular repairs, so the stent-graft was surgically removed and the aorta repaired.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case demonstrates an unusual complication that should be anticipated when a stent-graft is deployed in the acute phase of thoracic aortic ulcer or its variants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hang Zhou, China.
authors.forename: Fang Hong
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Won Heum
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Byung Chul
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Sang Joon
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jong Yun
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Won
authors.forename: Do Yun
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*