title: Transcatheter Closure of Anastomotic Leakage After Aortic Surgery for Type A Dissection with the Amplatzer Duct Occluder II.
abstract: Aortic anastomotic leakage is an inevitable but intractable complication of surgery for type A dissection. The treatment has been mostly surgical with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. We describe a 54-year-old patient with anastomotic leakage after his secondary surgery for type A dissection. The leakage located at the proximal site of the stent-graft and fed the false lumen. We have performed a complete occlusion by transcatheter closure using Amplatzer Duct Occluder II.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Department, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Anzhen Road, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Junzhou
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.affiliation: Interventional Department, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Anzhen Road, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Lianjun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Interventional Department, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Anzhen Road, Beijing, China. wuwenhuiaz@163.com.
authors.forename: Wenhui
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D057868:Anastomotic Leak / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D015607:Stents
keywords: Anastomotic leakage; Aorta; Complications; Transcatheter closure