We report the successful endovascular repair of a growing chronic type B aortic dissection using an Amplatzer Vascular Plug II. A 44-year-old man, with previous medical history of aortic surgery and stenting complained of vague back pain. An approximately 5-mm entry remained in the stented segment of the aorta on computed tomography (CT). Endovascular closure of the entry with a Vascular Plug was uneventful. A 3-month follow-up CT showed no leak, complete false lumen thrombosis in the thoracic segment, shrinkage of the false lumen, and a reduced diameter of thoracic aorta.
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Baylor Scott & White Res Inst, Dept Cardiovasc Res, Plano, TX USABaylor Scott & White Res Inst, Dept Cardiovasc Res, Plano, TX USA
Mccullough, Kyle A.
Hebeler, Katherine R.
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Baylor Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Dallas, TX USABaylor Scott & White Res Inst, Dept Cardiovasc Res, Plano, TX USA
Hebeler, Katherine R.
Eisenga, John B.
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Baylor Scott & White Res Inst, Dept Cardiovasc Res, Plano, TX USA
Baylor Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Dallas, TX USABaylor Scott & White Res Inst, Dept Cardiovasc Res, Plano, TX USA
Eisenga, John B.
Hamman, Baron L.
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Baylor Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Cardiac Surg, Dallas, TX 76706 USABaylor Scott & White Res Inst, Dept Cardiovasc Res, Plano, TX USA
Hamman, Baron L.
Roberts, Charles S.
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Baylor Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Cardiac Surg, Dallas, TX 76706 USABaylor Scott & White Res Inst, Dept Cardiovasc Res, Plano, TX USA
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Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Div Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg, Durham, NC 27710 USADuke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Div Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg, Durham, NC 27710 USA
Parsa, Cyrus J.
Schroder, Jacob N.
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Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Div Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg, Durham, NC 27710 USADuke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Div Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg, Durham, NC 27710 USA
Schroder, Jacob N.
Daneshmand, Mani A.
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Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Div Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg, Durham, NC 27710 USADuke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Div Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg, Durham, NC 27710 USA
Daneshmand, Mani A.
McCann, Richard L.
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Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Div Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg, Durham, NC 27710 USADuke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Div Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg, Durham, NC 27710 USA
McCann, Richard L.
Hughes, G. Chad
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Duke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Div Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg, Durham, NC 27710 USADuke Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Div Thorac & Cardiovasc Surg, Durham, NC 27710 USA