Efficacy of non-obstructive aortic angioscopy for detecting a thoracic aortic graft rupture: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-anastomotic thoracic aortic graft rupture is extremely rare and difficult to diagnose. Non-obstructive general angioscopy can help monitor the aortic intima and detect the locations of abnormal findings, while aortic angioscopy can detect vulnerable plaques in the aorta, which are difficult to visualize using conventional diagnostic methods. Herein, we report the case of a patient with non-anastomotic thoracic aortic graft rupture diagnosed using non-obstructive aortic angioscopy.

Case presentation

An 85-year-old man who had undergone total arch replacement 5 years prior complained of chest pain. Emergent contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed an intra-mediastinal hematoma around the vascular graft of the ascending aorta and angiography revealed p

SUBMITTER: Yamana F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8921450 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature