Spontaneous abdominal aortic dissection treated by endovascular stent grafting: report of a case.
A spontaneous abdominal aortic dissection is very rare. We experienced this rare entity in a 37-year-old man. He was successfully treated by endovascular stent grafting, including coil embolization of the inferior mesenteric artery. The pseudolumen was completely thrombosed and it shrank without any endoleak 3 months later. This modality is thus considered to be a good alternative to open surgical repair, even though a long-term follow-up is mandatory.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Matsuyama Shimin Hospital, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan.
Kenji
K
Sangawa
Atsushi
A
Aoki
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000628:therapy*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017537:Mesenteric Artery, Inferior; D015607:Stents