Abstract:We report a case of ruptured chronic type B aortic dissecting aneurysm that was successfully treated with the Candy plug technique to exclude a false lumen. A 57-year-old man had undergone abdominal fenestration for complicated acute type B aortic dissection previously. He then underwent debranching TEVAR for an impending rupture because of a dilated thoracic aortic dissecting aneurysm in 2014. After one year, the aneurysm was ruptured because of continuous distal flow of the false lumen. We performed TEVAR us… Show more
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