An Unusual Complication of Surgery for Type A Dissection Treated by Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair

Aorta : Official Journal of the Aortic Institute at Yale-New Haven Hospital
Giuseppe PetrilliGiuseppe Faggian

Abstract

A 58-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for massive swelling in an anterior cervical location. Nine years earlier, he underwent surgical repair of a complex type A aortic dissection. This procedure was complicated by a fistula between the anastomosis of the graft and the descending aorta, resulting in massive presternal swelling. Therefore, we performed thoracic endovascular repair with successful sealing of the prosthetic leak, achieving progressive reduction in the collection of fluid. We propose thoracic endovascular aortic repair as an alternative to open surgical repair for the treatment of complicated cases.

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