Impaled aorta: a rare case of aortic perforation with a vertebral outgrowth

Rana O Afifi; Harleen K Sandhu; Charles D Fraser 3rd; Anthony L Estrera

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.089

Impaled aorta: a rare case of aortic perforation with a vertebral outgrowth

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Apr;99(4):1449-51. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.089.

Authors

Rana O Afifi¹, Harleen K Sandhu¹, Charles D Fraser 3rd¹, Anthony L Estrera²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas.
² Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas; Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute, Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: anthony.l.estrera@uth.tmc.edu.

PMID: 25841836
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.06.089

Abstract

We describe an unusual case of aortic perforation by a vertebral osteophyte, complicated by a mycotic pseudoaneurysm, in a patient who underwent successful repair. To our knowledge, no similar case has been reported previously.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, False / surgery*
Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, Infected / surgery*
Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, Ruptured / etiology*
Aneurysm, Ruptured / surgery
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Aortography / methods
Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Cervical Vertebrae / physiopathology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Rare Diseases
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Spinal Osteophytosis / complications*
Spinal Osteophytosis / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Treatment Outcome