Aortic dissection in the setting of an infrarenal endoprosthesis: a fatal combination.
Approximately 6 months after the successful implantation of an abdominal aortic endovascular graft, a patient suffered an acute aortic dissection. The false lumen of the dissection terminated in the excluded aneurysm sac, resulting in a lack of outflow. Extreme true lumen compression eliminated blood flow within the distal aorta, resulting in the patient's demise.
Haulon
Stephan
S
Department of Vascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, 44195, USA.
Greenberg
Roy K
RK
Khwaja
Jamal
J
Turc
Adrian
A
Srivastava
Sunita D
SD
Eagleton
Matthew
M
Lyden
Sean P
SP
Ouriel
Kenneth
K
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed