Preoperative hepatic insufficiency and type III endoleak: a confirmed potential fatal association following endovascular treatment

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2008 Apr;7(2):285-7. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2007.165134. Epub 2008 Jan 15.

Abstract

Consumptive coagulopathy is known to occur in patients with aneurysm, especially in the thoracic localization. Compared to open chest surgery, the endovascular treatment leaves in place a large thrombosed aneurysmal sac, which might induce and/or exacerbate the coagulopathy. Although exceptional, some recent reports have raised the potential disastrous issue related to this complication. We report the case of a 74-year-old patient treated for an asymptomatic thoracic aorta aneurysm by endoprosthesis who developed a fatal disseminated intravascular coagulopathy. This complication has been related to a type III endoleak associated with a preoperative hepatic insufficiency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / blood
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortography
  • Blood Coagulation
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / blood
  • Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / etiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / blood
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
  • Male
  • Prosthesis Failure*
  • Risk Factors
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome