Department of Vascular Surgery, Tirrenia Hospital- Belvedere Marittimo Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
Case Report
Ortnerīs Syndrome Secondary to Penetrating Aortic Ulcer: Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s): Christian Baraldi, Mauro Cassese and Felipe Gerardo Rendón Elías*
Acute aortic syndrome is defined as an acute process in the aortic wall caused by disruption of the medial layer to a varying degree with the risk
of aortic rupture and other complications. A penetrating aortic ulcer is included in the AAS and represents the 2-7% of the AAS. With progression,
it leads to intramural haemorrhage, the formation of pseudoaneurysm with great risk of rupture. We present a case of a 65-year-old patient with an
atypical presentation of penetrating aortic ulcer in the aortic arch associated with intramural hematoma, pseudoaneurysm and Ortner´s syndrome
that required thoracic endovascular aortic repair that present complication of endoleak Type IA that was managed with the strategies “wait and
see” and review the medical literature... Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2165-7920.2024.14.1609
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