Endovascular stent-graft repair for spontaneous rupture of the nonaneurysmal thoracic aorta in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Takayasu's arteritis is a disease of unknown etiology with a constellation of clinical findings primarily resulting from stenotic lesions on the aorta and its branches. Although aneurysmal degeneration is observed frequently in patients with Takayasu's arteritis, non-aneurysmal spontaneous aortic rupture is extremely rare. We report a case of endovascular stent grafting for spontaneous rupture of a non-aneurysmal thoracic aorta in Takayasu's arteritis.
Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm, False
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Aortic Rupture
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
- Takayasu Arteritis