Delayed Aortic Rupture After Aortic Endograft Placement in Patient With Spinal Hardware Charudatta Bavare, MD, Min Kim, MD, Shanda Blackmon, MD, MPH, Warren Ellsworth, MD, Mark G. Davies, MD, Michael J. Reardon, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 92, Issue 4, Pages 1512-1514 (October 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.041 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Aortogram shows thoracic aortic stent after deployment. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1512-1514DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.041) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Computed tomographic angiogram showing the periaortic hematoma and adjacent left lower lobe consolidation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1512-1514DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.041) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Selective arteriogram shows a left inferior phrenic arterial feeder to the consolidated left lower lobe. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1512-1514DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.041) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Intraoperative picture showing the aortic tube graft retracted anteriorly, exposing the partially resected aorta with spinal hardware eroding through the posteromedial aortic wall. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1512-1514DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.041) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions