Endovascular stent-graft treatment of type a dissection: Case report and review of literature


Senay S., Alhan C., Toraman F., Karabulut H., Dagdelen S., Cagil H.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.34, no.4, pp.457-460, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 34 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.06.015
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.457-460
  • Keywords: type A dissection, coronary artery disease, endovascular stent, coronary stent, ASCENDING AORTIC PSEUDOANEURYSM, PLACEMENT
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We report a successful endovascular stent-graft treatment of a patient with type A dissection with primary entry tear at the ascending aorta. Simultaneous coronary stenting was performed. A literature review was performed and the possible use of endovascular treatment for ascending aortic dissections is discussed. (c) 2007 European Society for Vascular Surgery. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.