Impending rupture of the descending aorta by enlargement of the false lumen after graft replacement with the elephant trunk technique: report of a case

We report herein a case of an impending rupture of the descending aorta caused by an enlargement of the false lumen after a graft replacement using the elephant trunk technique. The patient was a 51-year-old woman who had received a graft replacement of the ascending aorta for an acute Stanford type...

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Published in:	Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 29; no. 11; pp. 1213 - 1217
Main Authors:	Koshino, T, Kazui, T, Tamiya, Y, Fukada, J, Koushima, R, Morishita, K, Abe, T
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan 01-01-1999
Subjects:	Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnosis Aneurysm, Dissecting - surgery Aorta, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging Aorta, Thoracic - surgery Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - diagnosis Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - surgery Aortic Rupture - diagnosis Aortic Rupture - etiology Aortic Rupture - surgery Blood Vessel Prosthesis - adverse effects Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - methods Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Middle Aged Radiography Treatment Outcome
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