1) Describe common indications for surgical intervention in thoracoabdominal aortic disease including aneurysm, vasculitis, infection, trauma and connective tissue disorders. 2) Identify key CTA features of the normal postoperative aorta. 3) Present the characteristic CTA findings for complications of postoperative aortic repair including disease progression, thrombosis, stenosis, infection, pseudoaneurysm, aorto-enteric fistula and aortic rupture.
Vrtiska, T,
Surgical Procedures and Complications. Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL.
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