Naslov
Chronic dissection of thoracic aorta: treatment by endoluminal stent grafting

Autori
Lovričević, Ivo ; Tonković, Vladimir ; De Syo, Drago ; Hudorović, Narcis ; Franjić, Bjorn ; Ivanec, Željko ; Planinc, Danijel ; Biočina, Bojan ; Huseđinović, Ino ; Marotti, Miljenko ; Klanfar, Zoran

Izvornik
Acta clinica Croatica (0353-9466) 41 (2002), 4; 327-330

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
Aorta - thoracic, surgery ; Vascular surgical procedures ; Blood vessel prosthesis, implantation ; Stents

Sažetak
Chronic dissection of thoracic aorta is the subject of cardiac surgery and its treatment is burdened with high mortality and morbidity. The procedure of endoluminal stent graft placement in a 53-year-old male patient with an 8 cm wide false lumen is presented. Two stent grafts of 148 and 94 mm in length, both 44 mm in diameter, were applied. The surgical procedure lasted 6 hours. Thrombosis of the false lumen was registered perioperatively. The postoperative period proceeded without serious complications.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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