title: Endovascular stent-graft repair for spontaneous rupture of the nonaneurysmal thoracic aorta in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis.
abstract: Takayasu's arteritis is a disease of unknown etiology with a constellation of clinical findings primarily resulting from stenotic lesions on the aorta and its branches. Although aneurysmal degeneration is observed frequently in patients with Takayasu's arteritis, non-aneurysmal spontaneous aortic rupture is extremely rare. We report a case of endovascular stent grafting for spontaneous rupture of a non-aneurysmal thoracic aorta in Takayasu's arteritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center, Himeji, Japan. myoshida@hbhc.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mukohara
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizoguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shida
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications*