Endovascular repair of iatrogenic aortic rupture.

Abstract

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has been used for traumatic and acute spontaneous rupture of the descending thoracic aorta with good results. We present the case of a 40-year-old male whose thoracic spinal prosthesis eroded through the descending thoracic aorta; the aortic disruption was successfully managed with emergent deployment of an endovascular stent.

• Authors: Casey Lo, Sean D Galvin, Stephen Barnett, Siven Seevanayagam
• Journal: Journal of cardiac surgery (J Card Surg) Vol. 28 Issue 5 Pg. 561-3 (Sep 2013) ISSN: 1540-8191 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 23889586 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Topics

• Aorta, Thoracic
• Aortic Rupture (etiology, therapy)
• Bone Neoplasms (surgery)
• Bone Transplantation (adverse effects)
• Chondrosarcoma (surgery)
• Emergencies
• Endovascular Procedures (methods)
• Humans
• Iatrogenic Disease
• Ilium (transplantation)
• Internal Fixators (adverse effects)
• Male
• Orthopedic Procedures (adverse effects)
• Prosthesis Failure
• Plastic Surgery Procedures (adverse effects)
• Reoperation
• Stents
• Thoracic Vertebrae (surgery)
• Treatment Outcome