Case Reports in Radiology (Jan 2015)

Are Aortic Stent Grafts Safe in Pregnancy?

  • Nader Khandanpour,
  • Tapan A. Mehta,
  • M. Adiseshiah,
  • Felicity J. Meyer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/190878
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2015

Abstract

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Aortic stent grafts are increasingly used to treat aortic aneurysms and also other aortic pathologies. The safety of aortic stent grafts in pregnancy has never been studied or reported. We report on two cases of aortic stent grafts in pregnant women and discuss the effect of pregnancy on these aortic stent grafts.