Dislocation of a stent-graft into the aortic arch during endovascular repair of a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm.
A 59-year-old man showed a saccular aneurysm due to a penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer, as well as a small type B aortic dissection located in the proximal descending aorta. The lesion was treated by the implantation of a stent-graft. On release, the stent-graft dislocated into the aortic arch. Intraoperative angiogram showed free perfusion of the brachiocephalic trunk and left common carotid artery; however, an overstenting of the carotid artery was apparent. Computed tomographic scan exhibited a complete covering of the supra-aortic vessels, and conventional, open aortic arch surgery was inevitable. A partial resection of the proximal part of the stent-graft was performed.
Augustin
Norbert
N
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Clinic at the Technical University, Munich, Germany. augustin@dhm.mhn.de
Bauernschmitt
Robert
R
Hausleiter
Jörg
J
Lange
Rüdiger
R
D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents