Successful endovascular repair of spontaneous aortic rupture early postpartum.
Endovascular repair of pregnancy-associated aortic disease is controversial because the long-term result is still unclear. We report a rare case of early postpartum spontaneous aortic rupture that was successfully treated by endovascular repair, with a good midterm result. Multiangle thin-slice images of contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a very small rupture point. It was successfully repaired by minimally invasive treatment.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Akane-Foundation Tsuchiya General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Tomokuni
T
Furukawa
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Akane-Foundation Tsuchiya General Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Naomichi
N
Uchida
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D015607:Stents
Aneurysm; Aortic aneurysm; Aortic rupture; Endovascular procedures; Pregnancy complications; cardiovascular; dissecting; thoracic