title: Aortic insufficiency produced by stent-graft displacement.
abstract: The following case report describes an unusual example of aortic valve damage caused by iatrogenic stent-graft rupture (disconnection of the proximal uncovered part of a stent-graft) during delivery of a proximal extension, resulting in the displacement of a stent-graft wire to the aortic root. The wire was extracted under cardiopulmonary bypass, using circulatory arrest, and the damaged aortic valve replaced by a mechanical valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Na Homolce Hospital, Roentgenova 2, Prague, Czech Republic. jaroslav.benedik@homolka.cz
authors.forename: Jaroslav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benedik
authors.forename: Stepan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cerny
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mach
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sebesta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000293:injuries; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed