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Cerebral infarction due to disseminated intravascular coagulation with thromboexclusion for dissecting aortic
K Urakami1, Y Adachi, K qakahashi
1Division of Neurology, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Insights
Chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) can cause recurrent cerebral infarction after aortic aneurysm surgery. This condition, often difficult to detect, may arise from delayed thrombus formation during thromboexclusion.
Area of Science:
- Vascular Surgery
- Neurology
- Hematology
Background:
- Dissecting aortic aneurysms pose significant surgical challenges.
- Thromboexclusion is a technique used in managing aortic aneurysms.
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a serious bleeding and clotting disorder.
Abstract:
Cerebral infarction due to chronic disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) after thromboexclusion for thoracic dissecting aortic aneurysma is described. Chronic DIC may be caused by the delay of thrombus formation at the site of thromboexclusion, and local DIC occurred at that site. It is difficult to find chronic DIC. This case shows that DIC after thromboexclusion for dissecting aortic aneurysma may be one of the causes of recurrent cerebral infarction.