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http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.6.465

Non-Anastomotic Rupture of a Woven Dacron Graft in the Descending Thoracic Aorta Treated with Endovascular Stent Grafting

Lee, Youngok (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Kim, Gun-Jik (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Kim, Young Eun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Hong, Seong Wook (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)
Lee, Jong Tae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine)

Publication Information

Journal of Chest Surgery / v.49, no.6, 2016 , pp. 465-467 More about this Journal

Abstract

The intrinsic structural failure of a Dacron graft resulting from the loss of structural integrity of the graft fabric can cause late graft complications. Late non-anastomotic rupture has traditionally been treated surgically via open thoracotomy. We report a case of the successful use of thoracic endovascular repair to treat a Dacron graft rupture in the descending aorta. The rupture occurred 20 years after the graft had been placed. Two stent grafts were placed at the proximal portion of the surgical graft, covering almost its entire length.

Keywords

Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm; Dacron; Rupture; Endovascular procedures;

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