A novel approach for the endovascular repair of the small thoracic aorta: customizing off-the-shelf endoluminal grafts to treat a post-coarctation pseudoaneurysm

Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Mar;85(3):1115-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.04.120.

Abstract

Surgical repair of post-coarctation pseudoaneurysm is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Endovascular stent grafting is a minimally invasive approach to manage this condition. The small thoracic aorta provides a dilemma for endovascular stent grafting using available commercially available thoracic endografts. We describe a hybrid approach including a novel technique to customize various components of the abdominal endoluminal grafts to repair a post-coarctation pseudoaneurysm. The patient is doing well at 1-year follow-up with no endoleaks.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / complications*
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / abnormalities*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Coarctation / complications*
  • Aortic Coarctation / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery*
  • Stents*
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods