A near fatal complication following stenting of thoracic aortic aneurysm

Tracheobronchial obstruction along with compression of pulmonary vessels is a rare complication after stenting of aortic aneurysm. We present this rare situation in a young patient who underwent stenting of traumatic thoracic aortic aneurysm and developed this near fatal complication and also the co...

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Published in:Annals of thoracic medicine 2011-01, Vol.6 (1), p.38-40
Main Authors: Hajjar, Waseem M, Al Nassar, Sami A, Iftikhar, Ahmed, Alaqeed, Ahmed N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aneurysms
Aortic aneurysms
Bronchial obstruction
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
CT imaging
Diagnosis
Health aspects
Mortality
Patient outcomes
Pulmonary arteries
pulmonary vessel compression
Risk factors
Stent (Surgery)
thoracic aortic aneurysm
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Tracheobronchial obstruction along with compression of pulmonary vessels is a rare complication after stenting of aortic aneurysm. We present this rare situation in a young patient who underwent stenting of traumatic thoracic aortic aneurysm and developed this near fatal complication and also the conservative management plan which we adopted to manage this case.
ISSN:1817-1737
1998-3557
DOI:10.4103/1817-1737.74275