Key result
Aortic dissection occurred in 0.54% (2 of 369) of abdominal aortograms, with one case during the translumbar method and one during retrograde catheterisation, without ill-effects.
Why the study?
What is the incidence of aortic dissection during translumbar and retrograde abdominal aortography?
Observational (n=369)
What is the incidence of aortic dissection during translumbar and retrograde abdominal aortography?
Aortic dissection is a rare complication of abdominal aortography, occurring in approximately 0.54% of cases, with no ill-effects reported in this series.
Low incidence without sequelae in this series; leaves open contemporary risk with modern techniques.
Two cases of typical aortic dissection occurring in a series of 369 abdominal aortograms are described, an incidence of 0·54 per cent. This complication occurred once during the translumbar method and once during retrograde catheterisation. No ill-effects occurred in these patients. Some remarks on the significance of aortic dissection and the means by which this complication and its effects may be reduced are included.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Lewis A. Gillanders (1963) conducted an observational in Aortic dissection (n=369). Abdominal aortography (translumbar and retrograde) was evaluated on Aortic dissection. Aortic dissection occurred in 0.54% (2 of 369) of abdominal aortograms, with one case during the translumbar method and one during retrograde catheterisation, without ill-effects.
Synapse has enriched 4 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: