Endograft repair of type B aortic dissection with three-year follow-up

J Ky Med Assoc. 2009 Aug;107(8):291-3.

Abstract

Type B aortic dissections have remained a difficult management problem. Open surgical techniques have had a very high perioperative mortality, and medical management has not produced satisfactory long-term results. Endovascular grafting techniques may provide a favorable alternative therapy. However, there are currently no endovascular stents approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for treating Type B aortic dissections. Also, there is very little data from United States centers on the long-term efficacy of endovascular stents used "off-label" to treat aortic dissections. This report discusses the care of a patient with a Type B aortic dissection successfully treated by an endograft in a community hospital. In addition, serial follow-up computerized tomography demonstrates the durability of this repair at three years.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Angioplasty*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed