A migrated aortic stent graft causing erosive spondylopathy
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Modified Octopus Technique for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Published on: August 1, 2025
Christopher Gestrich1, Chris Probst2, Kai Wilhelm3
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany. christopher.gestrich@ukb.uni-bonn.de.
Abstract:
We report about a patient presenting with back pain 4 months after an uneventful endovascular implantation of an aortic stent graft. Computed tomography scan revealed a migration of the stent with consecutive endoleakage, kink formation, and movement of the stent toward the spine, which caused destruction of the aortic wall as well as vertebral necrosis. Explantation of the stent and replacement of the native aorta relieved the patient of his symptoms.
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