An unusual case of aortic rupture after deployment of a bare stent in the treatment of aortic dissection in a patient with giant-cell arteritis

Giant-cell arteritis is associated with a higher risk of aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection formation. We present a women with aortic dissection type B treated with a stent graft and bare-metal stent implantation. After the stent deployment we noticed aortic rupture, which was successfully treate...

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Main Authors: Pawel Rynio, Arkadiusz Kazimierczak, Piotr Gutowski, Miloslaw Cnotliwy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2017-05-01
Series:Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
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Online Access:https://www.termedia.pl/An-unusual-case-of-aortic-rupture-after-deployment-of-a-bare-stent-in-the-treatment-of-aortic-dissection-in-a-patient-with-giant-cell-arteritis,42,29912,1,1.html