Treatment of abdominal aortic anastomotic pseudoaneurysm with percutaneous coil embolization

J Vasc Surg. 2002 Apr;35(4):811-4. doi: 10.1067/mva.2002.121744.

Abstract

Intraabdominal anastomotic pseudoaneurysms continue to be a late complication of aortic reconstructive procedures. Early surgical repair is critical but is associated with high operative mortality rates. We present a patient who was diagnosed with a distal anastomotic pseudoaneurysm 13 months after transabdominal repair of a symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm. Because of the poor operative risk, the patient was considered for a less invasive approach and underwent coil embolization of the abdominal aortic anastomotic pseudoaneurysm. The patient remains without recurrence of pseudoaneurysm 3.5 years later.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, False / therapy*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / therapy*
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Radiography
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Time Factors