Journal of Lipid and Atherosclerosis  2015;4(2):141-144

doi:10.12997/jla.2015.4.2.141

Intramural Hematoma with Air Density on Computed Tomography after Percutaneous Kyphoplasty.

Ji Young WOO 1 ; Soo Yoon MOON ; Hee Su PARK ; Kyung Up KIM ; Jae Kyun CHOI ; Won Woo SEO ; Dae Gyun PARK

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Keywords

Aortic dissection; Intramural hematoma; Kyphoplasty

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Iatrogenic aortic dissection occurs in association with diverse invasive procedures. It occurs primarily as a complication of cardiac surgery or after catheterization procedure. We found a case of iatrogenic abdominal aortic dissection caused by traumatic needle injury. The patient complained of abdominal pain after balloon kyphoplasty. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed intramural hematoma with air density suggestive of an iatrogenic cause. The patient was managed conservatively, and no lesion progression was noted in the follow-up CT. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of iatrogenic aortic dissection associated with kyphoplasty.