[Treatment of the infrequent complications after stent graft placement for aortic disease].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the infrequent complications and treatment after endoluminal stent graft implantation for aortic diseases.


METHODS
Review of the characters and complications for five cases of aortic diseases by stent graft implantation.


RESULTS
The complications of 4 cases have been relieved by operation or re-stent implantation, 1 case was died.


CONCLUSIONS
The complications are difficult to forecast for stent graft placement in aortic diseases, the surgeon should be well practiced in surgical and interventional technique, so as to treat the complications in time.
Zhang
Hong-kun
HK
Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China. doczhk@yahoo.com.cn
Li
Ming
M
Jin
Wei
W
Pan
Song-ling
SL
Shan
Ping
P
Wang
Zhong-gao
ZG
D000368:Aged; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents