Complications of open stent-graft in treatment of aortic dissection
Shang Dong Xu 1*,
Bao Zhong Yang 1,
Zhan Ming Fan 1,
Fang Jiong Huang 1
1 Beijing Anzhen Hospital, China
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: xushangdong{at}vip.sina.com.
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Open stent-graft has been used in treatment of aortic dissection in recent years. Two device related complications happened in two patients. One was stenosis of the true lumen in the descending aorta caused by infolding of the distal end of the stent-graft immediately after its deployment. The other one was a new intima tear at the distal end of the stent-graft caused by fully expansion of the stent-graft two years after stent-graft implantation. With the refinement of the device and enrichment of surgeons' experience, such complications could be avoided in the future. Keywords: Aortic dissection; Stent-graft
