Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2927887 | Indian Heart Journal | 2014 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Balloon angioplasty of the stenosed aorta is usually a relatively simple, yet potentially a catastrophic procedure. Aortic rupture during aortoplasty, though uncommon, carries a high mortality. We report case of a 39-year-old female with aortoarteritis with multiple arterial stenoses whose infra-renal abdominal aorta ruptured during balloon dilatation of the stent deployed in that segment. The site of aortic rupture was temporarily occluded by low-pressure inflation of the same balloon and then was sealed using a stent-graft introduced by contra-lateral femoral arterial access.
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Authors
Vimal Mehta, Bhagya Narayan Pandit, Jamal Yusuf, Saibal Mukhopadhyay, Jagdeep Yadav, Vijay Trehan, Sanjay Tyagi,