Interventional Radiology - Case Report 2016

Endograft collapse following endovascular repair of traumatic aortic injury

10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.2184-09.0

  • Ganesan Annamalai
  • Richard Cook
  • Michael Martin

Received Date: 04.02.2009 Accepted Date: 26.03.2009 Diagn Interv Radiol 2011;17(1):84-87

The advent of endovascular treatment of traumatic thoracic aortic injuries offers a valuable, minimally invasive alternative to open surgical repair. However, there are limitations of the current endovascular stent graft technology for this group of patients. After endovascular repair meticulous follow-up is required with a high index of suspicion for potential complications including the lethal complication of endograft collapse.

Keywords: traumatic aortic injury , endovascular repair , endograft collapse