An unusual complication: aortic graft perforation by a fractured rib after type B aortic dissection.
Aortic injury caused by the penetration of a fractured rib is rare, but aortic graft penetration is even less common. This is a case report describing perforation of a Dacron aortic graft by the sharp margin of a displaced rib, which occurred after a thoracotomy. This case illustrates the importance of fixing fractured ribs.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ordu State Hospital, Ordu, Turkey mihribandemir33@hotmail.com.
Mihriban
M
Yalcin
Department of Thorax Surgery, Gaziantep University Sahinbey Research and Application Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Ilknur
I
Aytekin
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
Aortic injury; Fractured rib; Graft perforation