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Real-Time Assessment of Spinal Cord Microperfusion in a Porcine Model of Ischemia/Reperfusion
Published on: December 10, 2020
Delayed paraplegia 10 months after endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm
Jae-Sung Cho1, Robert Y Rhee, Michel S Makaroun
1Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15241, USA. chojs@upmc.edu
Abstract:
Spinal cord ischemia after treatment of thoracic pathologies remains a devastating problem. A 74-year-old man with a history of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair presented with bilateral common iliac and left femoral aneurysms as well as a thoracic aortic aneurysm. He underwent an open repair of the iliac and femoral aneurysms, followed by thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair in a staged manner without complications. Ten months later, he presented with hypotension, and permanent paraplegia developed.
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