title: Thoracic endovascular aortic repair after iatrogenic aortic dissection and false lumen stent grafting.
abstract: Iatrogenic aortic dissections are a severe complication after thoracic endovascular aortic repair, and treatment guidelines do not exist. Herein, we report a patient who experienced an iatrogenic type B aortic dissection during elective thoracic endovascular aortic repair and suggest an interventional treatment option.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular- and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic-, Transplantation-, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. Electronic address: schrimpf.claudia@mh-hannover.de.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schrimpf
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular- and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic-, Transplantation-, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Omke E
authors.initials: OE
authors.lastname: Teebken
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular- and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic-, Transplantation-, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilhelmi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome