Journal article
A rare case of fatal multi-organ polymer graft material and cholesterol embolization following aortic repair
Cardiovascular pathology, Vol.50, pp.107287-107287
01/01/2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2020.107287
PMID: 32937188
Abstract
Ischemia is a common complication of various endovascular procedures including endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. Multiple mechanisms can contribute to the pathogenesis of ischemia: thrombosis, arterial dissection, graft malpositioning, cholesterol embolization, and polymer graft embolization which is an underrecognized complication. To the best of our knowledge, only 38 cases of polymer graft embolization have been reported in the literature. The phenomenon has been reported in different organs including brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, bowel, liver, and skin. We report a unique case of fatal simultaneous cholesterol and polymer graft embolization with subsequent ischemic infarction of multiple organs (liver, kidneys, spleen, pancreas, duodenum, and stomach) in a 76-year-old woman following endovascular repair for an enlarging thoracic aortic aneurysm. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A rare case of fatal multi-organ polymer graft material and cholesterol embolization following aortic repair
- Creators
- Anas Mohamed - Vidant Medical CenterAbdullah Thayyil - Vidant Medical CenterJames Spears - East Carolina UniversityKaren L. Kelly - Vidant Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Cardiovascular pathology, Vol.50, pp.107287-107287
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.carpath.2020.107287
- PMID
- 32937188
- NLM abbreviation
- Cardiovasc Pathol
- ISSN
- 1054-8807
- eISSN
- 1879-1336
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Pathology
- Record Identifier
- 9984845250002771
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