Endovascular stent-graft repair of penetrating descending thoracic aortic ulcer

Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2007 Feb-Mar;41(1):83-6. doi: 10.1177/1084713806296075.

Abstract

This article presents a case in which covered stent-graft cuffs were used to treat a penetrating ulcer of the descending thoracic aorta. An 80-year-old woman presented with penetrating ulcer in the descending thoracic aorta. Two endovascular stent graft cuffs were used for total exclusion of the penetrating ulcer, because the patient had a high operative risk. Her postoperative course was uneventful, and follow-up computed tomographic angiography showed complete coverage of the ulcer without evidence of leak. This case demonstrates that endoluminal stent-graft repair of penetrating descending thoracic aortic ulcers is a safe, less-invasive treatment, especially for elderly, high-risk patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ulcer / diagnostic imaging
  • Ulcer / surgery*