Endovascular repair of thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysms and patch aneurysms

J Vasc Surg. 2010 Oct;52(4):1034-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.04.078.

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysms and patch aneurysms are life-threatening late complications after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair. We treated four patients who presented with a pseudoaneurysm or patch aneurysm involving the descending thoracic portion of a previously implanted TAAA graft. In each patient, stent grafts were placed within the existing graft to cover the aneurysm endoluminally. All patients recovered without major complications, and computed tomography performed after a mean follow-up of 51.5 ± 19.7 months showed that the repairs remained intact.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / etiology
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Rupture / etiology
  • Aortic Rupture / surgery*
  • Aortography / methods
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Marfan Syndrome / complications*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Reoperation
  • Stents
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome