Aortic Dissection Occurring 18 Months after Successful Endovascular Repair in an Anatomically Difficult Case of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Satoshi Yamamoto, Katsuyuki Hoshina, Yutaka Takazawa, Hiroyuki Okamoto, Kunihiro Shigematsu, Tetsuro Miyata, Toshiaki Watanabe

“…An autopsy indicated that the stent graft remained firmly fixed to the native aorta, whereas the dissection occurred near the proximal edge of the stent graft but not at the point of attachment between the suprarenal stent hook and the aorta. The luminal surface of the stent graft was almost completely covered with a transparent film with an endothelial cell lining, which might reflect the tissue regeneration observed on histological examination. …”
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