Type A aortic dissection after abdominal aortic surgery

Abstract

Aortic dissection after open surgical repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysm and after endovascular procedures is a rarely observed complication. We present one such interesting case where vigilant monitoring plays an important role to diagnose aortic dissection early and subsequently manage successfully.

Keywords

• aortic aneurysm
• aortic dissection
• complication