Endovascular stent-grafting for a giant proximal descending aortic pseudoaneurysm in the octogenarian: a case report

作者：Alpagut Ufuk^*; Goksel Onur; Sayin Omer; Tireli Emin; Dayioglu Enver

来源：Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2010, 18(1): 52-54.

• Aorta
• endovascular stent-grafting
• pseudoaneurysm

Diseases of the thoracic aorta, especially aortic arch pseudoaneurysms pose a significant risk for the patient in the absence of an intervention. The fact that patients frequently have some other accompanying pathologies Increases the risks of this intervention. Significant morbidity and mortality develops following conventional surgical repair of aneurysms of aortic arch. In this article. we report endoluminal stent-graft placement in a dialysis-dependent 85-year-old man with a giant pseudo-aneurysm of proximal descending aorta and chronic pulmonary disease.

• 出版日期2010-1