Vertebral erosion and paraplegia due to expanding thoracic aneurysm
Author(s) -
Daniel Pereda,
C Uriarte,
Clemente Barriuso,
Carlos A. Mestres
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.04.040
Subject(s) - paraplegia , medicine , thoracic aorta , aneurysm , complication , thoracic aortic aneurysm , aortic aneurysm , surgery , aorta , spinal cord , psychiatry
1010-7940/$ see front matter Q 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.04.040 * Corresponding author. Tel.: C34 93 227479; fax: C34 93 4514898. E-mail address: cmestres@clinic.ub.es (C.-A. Mestres). The aorta was successfully replaced with a 16 mm cryopreserved homograft. Cultures showed no growth. Paraplegia is a devastating complication of aortic aneurysms. European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery 28 (2005) 325 www.elsevier.com/locate/ejcts
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