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Late aortic arch perforation by graft-anchoring stent: complication of endovascular thoracic aneurysm exclusion

Malina, Martin LU ; Brunkwall, Jan ; Ivancev, Krassi LU ; Lindblad, Bengt LU ; Malina, Janne ; Nyman, Ulf LU and Risberg, Bo (1998) In Journal of Endovascular Surgery 5(3). p.274-277
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe a fatal case of late aortic perforation by an endograft-anchoring stent. METHODS AND RESULTS: A 69-year-old woman presented 2 years after thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair with a 9-cm dilatation of the descending thoracic aorta proximal to the conventional aortic graft. A 38-mm Dacron graft with multiple Gianturco Z-stents sutured inside was placed transluminally across the aortic arch such that part of the uncovered portion of the proximal stent was partially across the left subclavian orifice. Four months later, the patient died from massive hemorrhage. Autopsy showed that the uncovered portion of the proximal stent had perforated the aortic arch. CONCLUSIONS: This case stresses the need for low-profile stent-grafts... (More)
PURPOSE: To describe a fatal case of late aortic perforation by an endograft-anchoring stent. METHODS AND RESULTS: A 69-year-old woman presented 2 years after thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair with a 9-cm dilatation of the descending thoracic aorta proximal to the conventional aortic graft. A 38-mm Dacron graft with multiple Gianturco Z-stents sutured inside was placed transluminally across the aortic arch such that part of the uncovered portion of the proximal stent was partially across the left subclavian orifice. Four months later, the patient died from massive hemorrhage. Autopsy showed that the uncovered portion of the proximal stent had perforated the aortic arch. CONCLUSIONS: This case stresses the need for low-profile stent-grafts and smaller, more flexible introducer systems. Anchoring stents must be flexible, less traumatic, and strong enough to create a watertight seal even in tortuous vessels. To avoid aortic arch damage by thoracic stent-grafts, the proximal stent should be fully covered by the fabric. (Less)
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endovascular grafting, complication, Gianturco stent, stent-graft, thoracic aorta
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Journal of Endovascular Surgery
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5
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3
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274 - 277
publisher
International Society of Endovascular Specialists
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  • pmid:9761584
  • scopus:0031780440
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1074-6218
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10.1583/1074-6218(1998)005<0274:LAAPBG>2.0.CO;2
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English
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Unit for Clinical Vascular Disease Research (013242410), Emergency medicine/Medicine/Surgery (013240200), Medical Radiology Unit (013241410)
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  author       = {{Malina, Martin and Brunkwall, Jan and Ivancev, Krassi and Lindblad, Bengt and Malina, Janne and Nyman, Ulf and Risberg, Bo}},
  issn         = {{1074-6218}},
  keywords     = {{endovascular grafting; complication; Gianturco stent; stent-graft; thoracic aorta}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{274--277}},
  publisher    = {{International Society of Endovascular Specialists}},
  series       = {{Journal of Endovascular Surgery}},
  title        = {{Late aortic arch perforation by graft-anchoring stent: complication of endovascular thoracic aneurysm exclusion}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1583/1074-6218(1998)005<0274:LAAPBG>2.0.CO;2}},
  doi          = {{10.1583/1074-6218(1998)005<0274:LAAPBG>2.0.CO;2}},
  volume       = {{5}},
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