Paraplegia Due to Stent Fracture, after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Paraplegia Due to Stent Fracture, after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) became the standard treatment for patients with Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury (BTAI) because it is a minimally invasive intervention, with proven lower morbidity and mortality compared with open surgery, especially in multiple trauma patients. However, ther...

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Main Authors: Hussein Ahmed Lateef, Ahmed Sameer Mahmud Nadeem, Mutaz I.K. Fakhry Al-Khateeb, Adel Aswad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-07-01
Series:Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal
Subjects:
aorta
dissection thoracic
blunt thoracic injury
endovascular treatment
stent fracture
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.2991/dsahmj.k.210811.001
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