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Thoracic aortic stent

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Previous thoracic aortic dissection with endovascular repair.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years old
Gender: Male
x-ray

Median sternotomy,

Thoracic aortic stent.

Cardiomegaly.

Case Discussion

Aortic dissection is a life threatening condition.

It is divided into Stanford type A and B.

A growing number of dissections, especially Type B, are treated with an endovascular aortic stent placement.

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