Endovascular treatment of a post-traumatic thoracic false aneurysm in an adolescent. A case report.
A 17 year old healthy young man suffered a motor-vehicle accident with severe polytrauma. During the rehabilitation a slight hypertension and a blood pressure difference of 30-40 mmHg between arms and legs was recognized. Mindful of a possible aortic lesion, an angio-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a 2.7x4.2 cm thoracic false aneurysm at the descending aorta. About 1 month after initial trauma, a Talent stent was implanted. The postinterventional period was uneventful. The patient was discharged on the 5th postoperative day.
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Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Tübingen, Germany.
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Wolff
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Stierli
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Gürke
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017130:Angioplasty; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors