Therapeutic Alternatives in the Management of Late Complications of Surgery for Isolated Coarctation of the Aorta

Abstract

Despite initial technical success in the treatment of coarctation of aorta, late recurrence and/or development of aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms frequently prompt reintervention. The authors hereby present such a patient whose management required more than a single intervention to treat his complex anatomy, and they discuss the therapeutic alternatives under similar circumstances.

Keywords

graft interposition for repair of coarctation - recurrence of coarctation - development of anastomotic aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms - endovascular stenting for recurrent coarctation - hybrid approach for repair of late complications - ascending to descending aorta bypass grafting through right thoracotomy off-pump

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