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Creation of a Rodent Model of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Blocking Adventitial Vasa Vasorum Perfusion
Published on: November 8, 2017
Retrieval of scrap metal from an abdominal aortic aneurysm during the follow-up
Elena Sandoval1, Salvador Ninot, Ramón Cartaná
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clinico, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract:
A 75-year-old patient underwent open repair of a rapidly expanded aneurysm after previous multiple endovascular repair (EVAR) attempts by others. Open surgical reconstruction allowed the explants of all metallic components of implanted stent-grafts. This is still an uncommon phenomenon due to the still low late reintervention rate.
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