Abstract
This brief report describes an unusual hybrid approach complication of aortic arch disease. An acute stent kinking in the first post-operative day promoted ventricular fibrillation and death. Adequate oversizing was achieved and intraoperative angiogram showed no proximal or distal leaks. Unfavorable outcomes are highly under-reported and describing complications are a key instrument to improve this technique.
MeSH terms
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Alloys
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Anastomosis, Surgical
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Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
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Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
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Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
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Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
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Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
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Fatal Outcome
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Foreign-Body Migration / complications*
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Foreign-Body Migration / etiology
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Polyethylene Terephthalates
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Prosthesis Design
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Prosthesis Failure*
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Stents*
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Sternum / surgery
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Time Factors
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
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Ventricular Fibrillation / etiology*
Substances
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Alloys
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Polyethylene Terephthalates
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nitinol