Open AccessInfectious pseudoaneurysm at the proximal edge of the endograft, after hybrid aortic arch repair
Author(s) -
Hidetake Kawajiri,
Keiichi Kanda,
Kazutaka Oka,
Hitoshi Yaku
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.1093/ejcts/ezt240
Subject(s) - pseudoaneurysm , medicine , aortic arch , ascending aorta , surgery , aorta , aortic repair , radiology , aneurysm
A 77-year old woman who underwent hybrid aortic arch repair using a Gore-TAG (Gore-Associates, Flagstaff, AZ, USA) endograft (Fig. 1A) complained of chest pain 5 months after operation. Blood cultures revealed Serratia marcescens. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated dislocation of the endograft with formation of a pseudoaneurysm (Fig. 1B). Ascending aorta replacement with re-debranching was emergently performed (Fig. 2).
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