| Abstract | Conventional open repairs of thoracic aortic ruptures carry a high mortality and morbidity in patients over 85 years of age. Less invasive procedures may therefore be required to treat such elderly patients. An 87-year-old woman and 92-year-old man who had undergone emergency endovascular stent-grafting for thoracic aortic ruptures survived to discharge, despite critical conditions on admission. |
| Authors | Kiyofumi Morishita, Yoshihiko Kurimoto, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada, Hisayoshi Osawa, Toshiyuki Maeda, Tomio Abe
(Affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. kmori at sapmed.ac.jp)
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| Journal | Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals
(Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann)
Vol. 15
Issue 2
Pg. e25-7
(Apr 2007)
ISSN: 1816-5370 Singapore |
| PMID | 17387182
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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| Topics |
- Aged, 80 and over
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
(complications, surgery)
- Aortic Rupture
(surgery)
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Stents
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