Clinical significance and outcomes of pleural effusion in patients with type B aortic dissection treated by endovascular repair

Objective To explore clinical implications of pleural effusion in thoracic endovascular aorta repair (TEVAR) of type B aortic dissection. Methods Clinical data of 28 patients (23 males, 5 females) hospitalized from Jan 2015 to Dec 2016 were analyzed retrospectively.There were ruptured aortic dissection (RAD) (n=7) and the contained aortic dissection (CAD) (n=21) . 26 patients underwent TEVAR, and two patients received conservative...