title: Acute type A aortic dissection complicated by aortic stent graft collapse.
abstract: A 57-year-old man complaining of chest pain presented with signs of lower limb ischemia 1 year after implantation of a stent graft at the aortoiliac bifurcation. A computed tomography scan revealed the presence of a type A aortic dissection and complete collapse of the stent graft by bulging of the false lumen. The patient underwent emergency surgical reconstruction of the aortic root and arch, which allowed reexpansion of the previously collapsed stent graft. Stenting of residual stenoses distal to the stent graft and of an occluded left renal artery was also successful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. szabzol51@t-online.hu
authors.forename: Zoltan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szabolcs
authors.forename: Kalman
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hüttl
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laczko
authors.forename: Laszlo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Daroczi
authors.forename: Tivadar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hüttl
authors.forename: Erzsebet
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paulovich
authors.forename: Istvan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hartyanszky