title: Endovascular correction of a distal re-entry in an abdominal aorta dissection.
abstract: The re-entries are still a problem for the endovascular treatment of aortic dissections. A 60-year-old man was treated for an abdominal aortic dissection using aortic monoiliac endograft until the left iliac external artery and a femoro-femoral bypass with occlusion of the right common iliac artery and the left hypogastric artery. In his third year of follow-up, a re-entry tear in the right hypogastric ostium was diagnosed with pressurization of the aortic and common iliac aneurysmatic sac, that required correction. A self-expandable covered stent in a 'U' configuration was implanted, connecting the right external and internal iliac arteries, with preservation of the pelvic circulation, and exclusion of the aneurysmatic sac. In conclusion, the use of a flexible stent graft is a safe alternative, and simplifies some procedures in complex circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Thorax Institute, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Marcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Da Rocha
authors.forename: Salvador
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burrell
authors.forename: Vincente A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Riambau
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis / Q000098:blood supply; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome