Pseudoaneurysm of the supracoeliac aorta following blunt trauma in a 83-year-old woman.
We report on the case of an 83-year-old hemiplegic female patient presenting with post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the supracoeliac aorta, treated with 38 mm x 100 mm Talent Endoluminal Stent-Graft (Medtronic Inc., Santa Rosa, CA) using local anaesthesia. The patient was discharged on day 3 and the 8 month follow-up was without complications.
Goksel
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Istanbul, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey. onurgokseljet@gmail.com
Alpagut
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Acunas
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Tireli
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Dayioglu
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*