title: Aortic rupture during aortoplasty in Takayasu arteritis--a rare complication: case report and review of literature.
abstract: Balloon angioplasty of the stenosed aorta is usually a relatively simple, yet potentially a catastrophic procedure. Aortic rupture during aortoplasty, though uncommon, carries a high mortality. We report case of a 39-year-old female with aortoarteritis with multiple arterial stenoses whose infra-renal abdominal aorta ruptured during balloon dilatation of the stent deployed in that segment. The site of aortic rupture was temporarily occluded by low-pressure inflation of the same balloon and then was sealed using a stent-graft introduced by contra-lateral femoral arterial access.
authors: Professor of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, G. B. Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India. Electronic address: drvimalmehta@yahoo.co.in.
authors: Vimal
authors: V
authors: Mehta
authors: Department of Cardiology, G. B. Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors: Bhagya Narayan
authors: BN
authors: Pandit
authors: Department of Cardiology, G. B. Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors: Jamal
authors: J
authors: Yusuf
authors: Department of Cardiology, G. B. Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors: Saibal
authors: S
authors: Mukhopadhyay
authors: Department of Cardiology, G. B. Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors: Jagdeep
authors: J
authors: Yadav
authors: Department of Cardiology, G. B. Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors: Vijay
authors: V
authors: Trehan
authors: Department of Cardiology, G. B. Pant Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors: Sanjay
authors: S
authors: Tyagi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000293:injuries*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Aortic rupture; Aortoarteritis; Aortoplasty; Takayasu arteritis