An endovascular stent relieves celiac and mesenteric ischemia in acute aortic dissection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of a 63-year-old patient with bowel ischemia related to an acute type B dissection. The patient was successfully treated with a covered stent graft inserted at the level of the descending thoracic aorta.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
- Celiac Artery
- Intestines
- Ischemia
- Mesenteric Arteries
- Stents