TY - JOUR
T1 - Proximal aortic stent-graft displacement with type I endoleak due to Heimlich maneuver
AU - Lin, Peter H.
AU - Bush, Ruth L.
AU - Lumsden, Alan B.
PY - 2003/8
Y1 - 2003/8
N2 - The Heimlich maneuver has saved countless lives by relieving foreign body obstruction from the respiratory tract. Complications related to this life-saving technique, particularly involving the abdominal aorta, are extremely rare. We report the case of a patient who underwent successful endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, with AAA reduction at postoperative surveillance. Endograft displacement after performance of the Heimlich maneuver resulted in a proximal type I endoleak. This case underscores both the potential for aortic trauma from the Heimlich maneuver and the risk for clinical failure as a result of abdominal compression after successful endovascular AAA repair.
AB - The Heimlich maneuver has saved countless lives by relieving foreign body obstruction from the respiratory tract. Complications related to this life-saving technique, particularly involving the abdominal aorta, are extremely rare. We report the case of a patient who underwent successful endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair, with AAA reduction at postoperative surveillance. Endograft displacement after performance of the Heimlich maneuver resulted in a proximal type I endoleak. This case underscores both the potential for aortic trauma from the Heimlich maneuver and the risk for clinical failure as a result of abdominal compression after successful endovascular AAA repair.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00294-5
DO - 10.1016/S0741-5214(03)00294-5
M3 - Article
C2 - 12891124
AN - SCOPUS:0041384093
SN - 0741-5214
VL - 38
SP - 380
EP - 382
JO - Journal of Vascular Surgery
JF - Journal of Vascular Surgery
IS - 2
ER -