Pseudoaneurysm formation 12 years after ringed intraluminal graft replacement for type B aortic dissection.
A sutureless ringed intraluminal graft has been used as a substitute for the diseased aorta with the advantage of decreasing the aortic cross-clamp time and blood loss. Concerns remain about implications of anecdotal accounts of late complications with this graft. We report on the experience of a 68-year-old man, successfully treated for type B aortic dissection using the sutureless technique, who developed a pseudoaneurysm and aortobronchial fistula over the distal anastomosis of the intraluminal graft 12 years after the operation.
Chang
Jen-Ping
JP
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC. c9112772@cgmh.org.tw
Lu
Hung-I
HI
Hsieh
Ming-Jang
MJ
Kao
Chiung-Lun
CL
Wu
Chiung-Jen
CJ
D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013536:Suture Techniques