This 74-year old patient presented with left-sided stroke due to occlusion of the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery. Attempted catheter-guided thrombectomy caused Stanford Type A acute aortic dissection (Fig. 1 ). Owing to the acute and severe stroke, surgery was declined. At 1-year follow-up, the aorta showed complete remodelling.
Figure 1:
( A ) Acute type A aortic dissection (white arrows). ( B ) One-year follow-up with complete remodelling. ( C ) 3D reconstruction of acute dissection (white arrows) and remodelling.
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