Journal of Clinical Cases

Ruptured Aortic Ulcer (Case Report)

Heloisa Mandolin Silva, Juliana Gonçalves, Helmgton José Brito Souza, Flávio José Dutra de Moura, Giuseppe Cesari Gatto, William da Costa and Marcello Romiti.

Departments:
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Santos, SP, Brazil.
Instituto de Medicina Cardiovascular (Angiocorpore), Santos, SP, Brazil.

Corresponding Author: William da Costa and Marcello Romiti

ABSTRACT

Introduction: A the rosclerotic penetrating ulcer (PAU) is a pathological condition characterized by the formation of an ulcerative lesion in the aortic wall.

Case report: UPA presented to a 78-year-old female patient with hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and a history of malignant breast neoplasia.

Report of the Procedure: Puncture using the Seldinger technique of the femoral artery for the correction procedure.

Conclusion: Minimally invasive interventions have gained ground invasive interventions have gained ground in recent decades, with the endovascular technique with endoprosthesis implantation being the most used for correcting aortic ulcers.