Treatment of symptomatic coral reef aorta with an uncovered stent graft.

Bosanquet, DC ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2304-0489, Wood, A and Williams, IM 2015. Treatment of symptomatic coral reef aorta with an uncovered stent graft. Vascular 23 (5) , pp. 555-557. 10.1177/1708538114559325

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Abstract

Coral reef aorta is a rare condition characterised by extreme calcific growths affecting the juxta and suprarenal aorta. It can cause symptoms due to visceral ischaemia, lower limb hypoperfusion, and distal embolisation. We present a case of a 61-year-old man with unresponsive hypertension, who was found to have an occluded right renal artery, and an extensive coral reef aorta with a marked pressure gradient across the lesion. Renal hypoperfusion secondary to aortic coral reef aorta was thought to be the cause for his hypertension. Endovascular placement of a balloon expandable uncovered stent resolved his hypertension within one month, with no adverse effects noted at subsequent follow-up. Endovascular treatment of coral reef aorta is technically possible and avoids a major vascular procedure.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	1708-5381
Last Modified:	28 Jun 2024 10:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/170017

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