Case report and review of the literatureTotal Endovascular Repair of Acute Ascending Aortic Rupture: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

We report the case of a 77-year-old patient who presented with a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm secondary to degeneration of a Stanford type A aortic dissection. His surgical history was significant for orthotropic heart transplant 19 years prior. The dissection, aneurysm, and rupture occurred in the native aorta distal to the ascending aortic suture line. At presentation, he was hemodynamically unstable with a right hemothorax. We placed 3 Medtronic Talent Thoracic Stent Graft devices (Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, MN) across the suture line in the ascending aorta, excluding the rupture. The patient survived and has been followed to 25 months.

Source: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - July 18, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: McCallum, J. C., Limmer, K. K., Perricone, A., Bandyk, D., Kansal, N. Tags: Endovascular Techniques Source Type: research