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Aortic Dissection Associated with Penetration of a Spinal Pedicle Screw: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Pillai Saila T.,
Schoenhagen Paul,
Subrahmanyan Lakshman,
Mukherjee Sandip K.,
McNamara Robert L.,
Elefteriades John,
Svensson Lars Georg
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12327
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic dissection , scoliosis , surgery , spinal fusion , dissection (medical) , aortic surgery , spinal surgery , complication , modalities , aorta , social science , sociology
A 30‐year‐old male underwent a corrective posterior instrumented spinal fusion for scoliosis. Six years later, he was found to have an aortic dissection after aortic penetration of a spinal pedicle screw. We review the literature, including diagnostic modalities, and treatment decision‐making for this unusual complication. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12327 (J Card Surg 2014;29:377–381)