Endovascular treatment of rapidly expanding thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm after surgical repair of acute type A dissection.
We report the successful endovascular treatment of a rapidly expanding thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm after surgical treatment for acute type A dissection in a 53-year-old man who had previously undergone replacement of the aortic valve and ascending aorta with a composite graft and coronary bypass.
Senay
Sahin
S
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Acibadem Kadikoy Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. sahinsenay@gmail.com
Alhan
Cem
C
Karabulut
Hasan
H
Toraman
Fevzi
F
Cagil
Huseyin
H
D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome