title: Thoracic Aortic Injury: Embolization of the Tenth Intercostal Artery and Endovascular Treatment in a Young Woman after Posterior Spinal Instrumentation.
abstract: Iatrogenic aortic injuries are rare and well-recognized complications of a variety of procedures, including spinal surgery. The placement of pedicle screws is sometimes associated with devastating consequences. Aortic perforation with rapid hematoma formation and delayed aortic trauma leading to pseudoaneurysm formation have been described in the literature. A case describing a significant time interval between iatrogenic aortic injury and diagnosis in the absence of pseudoaneurysm formation is described in this paper and, according to our knowledge, is unique in the literature. The aortic injury was successfully treated, selecting the appropriate graft and, as a consequence, normal spinal cord blood flow was achieved.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology Department, 251 Hellenic Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lagios
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Department, 251 Hellenic Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karaolanis
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Department, 251 Hellenic Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodossios
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Perdikides
authors.affiliation: Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology Department, 251 Hellenic Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bazinas
authors.affiliation: Anesthesiology Department, 251 Hellenic Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kouris
authors.affiliation: Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology Department, 251 Hellenic Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Spiros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sfikas
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, 251 Hellenic Air Force Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Odysseas
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Paxinos