A novel approach for the endovascular repair of the small thoracic aorta: customizing off-the-shelf endoluminal grafts to treat a post-coarctation pseudoaneurysm.
case_report · Level V
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm, False
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Aortic Coarctation
- Postoperative Complications
- Stents