Coil embolization of persistent false lumen after stent graft repair of type B aortic dissection.

Norberto, Enrique María San; Gutiérrez, Vicente Manuel; Taylor, James; Vaquero, Carlos · J Vasc Surg · 2011

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Patent false lumen after endovascular stent graft treatment of type B aortic dissection is a predictor for late death and retreatment. Between June 2008 and March 2010, five men with patent false lumen, due to a type B dissection previously treated with thoracic stent graft, underwent endovascular coiling treatment. Within a 30-day period, there were no deaths or major complications. The follow-up duration ranged from 1 to 22 months (mean 10.6 ± 8.5). Endovascular coiling of patent false lumen after endovascular stent graft treatment for type B aortic dissection avoided the risk of rupture or death due to secondary aneurysm formation.

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