Efficacy of non-obstructive aortic angioscopy for detecting a thoracic aortic graft rupture: a case report

Abstract Background Non-anastomotic thoracic aortic graft rupture is extremely rare and difficult to diagnose. Non-obstructive general angioscopy can help monitor the aortic intima and detect the locations of abnormal findings, while aortic angioscopy can detect vulnerable plaques in the aorta, whic...

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Main Authors: Fumio Yamana, Koichi Maeda, Yuma Hamanaka, Noriko Kodani, Keitaro Domae, Masatoshi Hata, Yoshiharu Higuchi, Yukitoshi Shirakawa, Takafumi Masai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-03-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01394-w