Glue aortoplasty repair of aortic dissection after coronary angioplasty

Aortic dissection complicating percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty is rare. We report the case of a 45-year-old man who after right coronary artery angioplasty with stenting, dissected that vessel to involve the aorta to the bifurcation. Surgical repair with Gelatin-Resorcinol-Formaldehyde (GRF) glue as opposed to prosthetic graft replacement of the ascending aorta was successful. The use of GRF glue is effective in the surgical treatment of aortic dissection after coronary angioplasty.