Endograft collapse after thoracic stent-graft repair for traumatic rupture.
Endovascular stent grafting has emerged as a new strategy for repair of traumatic aortic disruptions; however, this technique is not without complications. In this report, we describe a case of endograft collapse after a traumatic aortic rupture.
Lazar
Harold L
HL
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachussetts, USA. harold.lazar@bmc.org
Varma
Praveen K
PK
Shapira
Oz M
OM
Soto
Jorge
J
Shaw
Palma
P
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult