An endovascular treatment of a thoracic aortic injury caused by a misplaced pedicle screw: Case report and review of the literature

Aortic injuries are devastating complications after spinal surgery. We here would like to share our experience with a successful endovascular treatment of an iatrogenic thoracic aortic injury caused by misplaced pedicle screw after spinal surgery. A patient underwent posterior spinal surgery for L1...

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Main Authors: Xiang Tong, Pengcheng Gu, Dongsheng Yu, Fang Guo, Xiangjin Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664613003549