Stent-graft detachment from aortic wall after stent-graft repair of acute aortic dissection.
Preliminary studies have demonstrated that stent-graft repair is an attractive method for treatment of aortic dissection. However, few reports have described long-term results. A 72-year-old woman with acute type B aortic dissection underwent stent-graft repair. The entry was closed, and the false lumen disappeared completely. The postoperative course was uneventful for 4 years 5 months, when detachment of the stent graft from the aortic wall was noted. Because the device appears to be stable, follow-up is on an outpatient basis.
Kato
Noriyuki
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Department of Radiology, Mie University Hospital, Tsu, Japan. kato@mri-gw.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
Shimono
Takatsugu
T
Hirano
Tadanori
T
Ishida
Masaki
M
Takeda
Kan
K
D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*