| Acute Stanford Type B Aortic
Dissection after Endoluminal Grafting for the Treatment of Descending
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms |
(Department of Cardiovascular Center, Fukushima
Daiichi Hospital, Fukushima, Japan)
| Hirofumi Midorikawa |
Tomohiro Ogawa |
Kouichi Satou |
| Masayuki Koyama |
Shunichi Hoshino |
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A 65-year-old patient underwent
successful transluminally placed endoluminal prosthetic grafts
(TPEGs) of a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm (dTAA). Two
hours after TPEGs, the patient suddenly complained of chest,
back pain and right leg pain. Angiography and computed tomography
showed acute type B aortic dissection. Re-TPEGs was immediately
performed, and the entry was successfully closed. This case suggests
that TPEGs for the treatment of acute aortic dissection may be
useful for selected patients.
Jpn. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. 33: 26 -29 (2004) |
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