Successful management of esophageal necrosis after endovascular repair of chronic type B aortic dissection

Alexander Tobisch; Harald Ittrich; Jakob R Izbicki; Alexandra M Koenig

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.01.061

Successful management of esophageal necrosis after endovascular repair of chronic type B aortic dissection

Alexander Tobisch
Harald Ittrich
Jakob R Izbicki
Alexandra M Koenig

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Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery

Abstract

We report the case of a 65-year-old patient with esophageal necrosis that developed after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of a previously stented, ruptured chronic type B aortic dissection. The cause of this complication may have been related to an infected mediastinal hematoma causing esophageal compression. Emergent esophagectomy was performed with success.

Bibliographical data

Original language	English
ISSN	0003-4975
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.01.061
Publication status	Published - 01.12.2014

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Document Type: Editorial Material

PubMed	25468092