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Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc ; 26(1): 128-130, jan.-mar. 2011. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-624501

ABSTRACT

It is reported a ruptured descending thoracic aortic aneurysm in a 25-year-old systemic lupus erythematosus woman who underwent 19 years steroid therapy. She was treated with 2 endovascular stent-grafts, discharged from hospital 13 days after the procedure in good health. Three months later she returned with hemorrhagic shock due to high digestive hemorrhage secondary to an aortic-esophageal fistula. She underwent to an open emergency surgery, and died during the post-operative period.


Paciente de 25 anos, do sexo feminino, portadora de lúpus eritematoso sistêmico, fazendo uso de corticoesteroide havia 19 anos, deu entrada em unidade de emergência com aneurisma roto de aorta torácica descendente. Foi submetida a tratamento endovascular com 2 stents, recebeu alta hospitalar no 13º dia de pós-operatório, em boas condições de saúde. Três meses depois, retornou em choque hemorrágico secundário a hemorragia digestiva alta. Feito o diagnóstico de fístula aorto-esofágica, foi submetida à cirurgia aberta de emergência, indo a óbito durante o período pós-operatório.


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Adult , Female , Humans , Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/chemically induced , Aortic Rupture/chemically induced , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/drug therapy , Steroids/adverse effects , Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic/surgery , Aortic Rupture/surgery , Esophageal Fistula/complications , Fatal Outcome , Hemorrhage/etiology , Stents , Vascular Fistula/complications
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