Thoracic endovascular aortic repair after iatrogenic aortic dissection and false lumen stent grafting.

Ann Thorac Surg

Division of Vascular- and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic-, Transplantation-, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

Published: April 2015

Iatrogenic aortic dissections are a severe complication after thoracic endovascular aortic repair, and treatment guidelines do not exist. Herein, we report a patient who experienced an iatrogenic type B aortic dissection during elective thoracic endovascular aortic repair and suggest an interventional treatment option.

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