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A 58-year-old male developed a pseudoaneurysm of the thoracoabdominal aorta due to injury from an anterior spinal fixation device 1.5 years post-surgery, requiring surgical resection and graft replacement.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the rare but severe late complication of a thoracoabdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm caused by mechanical irritation from an anterior spinal fixation device.
May warrant aortic surveillance years after anterior spinal fixation; extends sparse case literature on device erosion.
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Yang et al. (2002) conducted a case report in Pseudoaneurysm of the thoracoabdominal aorta (n=1). Anterior spinal fixation device was evaluated. A 58-year-old male developed a pseudoaneurysm of the thoracoabdominal aorta due to injury from an anterior spinal fixation device 1.5 years post-surgery, requiring surgical resection and graft replacement.
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