Multiple penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers of the aorta: report of a case

Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2006;40(6):495-8. doi: 10.1177/1538574406294367.

Abstract

A 69-year-old hypertensive man who had 7 pseudoaneurysms caused by penetrating atherosclerotic ulcers underwent 2-staged endovascular grafting in the thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta and a conventional graft replacement of the abdominal aorta. He had an uneventful postoperative course; follow-up computed tomography demonstrated that all aneurysmal lesions treated by endovascular grafting completely disappeared. He has been free from any aortic events 20 months after the last surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / etiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / etiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery
  • Arteriosclerosis / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ulcer / complications*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures