A 68-year-old male patient presented with massive hematemesis following the acute rupture of an aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta into the esophagus. In view of the important cardiac and pulmonary comorbidities, surgical treatment was excluded and successful percutaneous implantation of an endovascular stent-graft in the descending aorta was performed. In selected patients endovascular treatment may constitute an alternative to the surgical repair of ruptured aortic aneurysms.
Percutaneous endovascular stent-graft placement for the treatment of acute rupture of an aneurysm of the thoracic aorta
NAPODANO, MASSIMO;
2002
Abstract
A 68-year-old male patient presented with massive hematemesis following the acute rupture of an aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta into the esophagus. In view of the important cardiac and pulmonary comorbidities, surgical treatment was excluded and successful percutaneous implantation of an endovascular stent-graft in the descending aorta was performed. In selected patients endovascular treatment may constitute an alternative to the surgical repair of ruptured aortic aneurysms.
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