Saturday, February 12, 2011

Long term follow up (8 yrs) after Endorepair of Thoracic Aortic dissection.
This gentleman was admitted with acute ischemia in both the lower limbs in middle of the night and in emergency the resident on duty attempted thrombectomy but failed to retreive the thrombus. The next morning further investigations revealed dissection of aorta from the left subclavian origin to abdominal aortic bifurcation. After discussions it was decided to do the endorepair. Endorepair was successfully done and remained intact for the past 8 years. He has developed diabetes in the followup. His blood pressure was controlled with medications and he is advised to monitor blood pressure regularly at home.