title: Closure of a penetrating ulcer of the descending aorta using an Amplatzer occluder.
abstract: Symptomatic patients with penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers of the descending thoracic aorta have traditionally been treated by using an open surgical repair. The emergence of thoracic aortic stent-graft technologies has introduced a less invasive treatment option, which often involves covering excess portions of a normal aorta with stent-graft material. We describe the mid-term follow-up of a patient with a symptomatic penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the descending thoracic aorta treated with an Amplatzer septal occluder device (AGA Medical Corp, Plymouth, MN), which is typically used for structural heart disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kleisli
authors.forename: Grayson H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Wheatley
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D014456:Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*