Unilateral low extremity paraplegia after thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aortic arch aneurysm

Spinal cord ischemic injury and consequently permanent paraplegia remain the most devastating complications after open and endovascular thoracic or thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Hemodynamic stability, which depends on a network of blood vessels around the cord, is most important not only...

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Main Authors: Chia-Ning Fan, Chih-Chien Yen, Chien-Sung Tsai, Chih-Yuan Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://jms.ndmctsgh.edu.tw/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2016;volume=36;issue=6;spage=249;epage=252;aulast=Fan