Aortic dissection in the setting of an infrarenal endoprosthesis: a fatal combination.

Haulon, Stephan; Greenberg, Roy K; Khwaja, Jamal; Turc, Adrian; Srivastava, Sunita D; Eagleton, Matthew; Lyden, Sean P; Ouriel, Kenneth · J Vasc Surg · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Approximately 6 months after the successful implantation of an abdominal aortic endovascular graft, a patient suffered an acute aortic dissection. The false lumen of the dissection terminated in the excluded aneurysm sac, resulting in a lack of outflow. Extreme true lumen compression eliminated blood flow within the distal aorta, resulting in the patient's demise.

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