Endovascular Repair of Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm after Carotid Endarterectomy with Self-Expanding Covered Stents: A Long-Term Follow-Up
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2010
Abstract
A 66-year-old Caucasian man with type 2 diabetes mellitus, peptic ulcer disease, peripheral vascular disease, and a 70% symptomatic carotid stenosis underwent a successful carotid endarterectomy with intraoperative shunting and Dacron patch closure in October 2000. Three months later, he developed a pseudoaneurysm at the site of the surgical repair. This was successfully treated with endovascular covered stents and has continued to remain patent at 9-year follow-up. Carotid artery pseudoaneurysms are secondary to trauma, infection, or previous surgery. Open surgical repair has been the treatment of choice for these pseudoaneurysms. However, open repairs are difficult and carry a high morbidity. Thus, endovascular therapy is a valid treatment for carotid artery pseudoaneurysm. Reviewing the published data, this is the first case report with successful endovascular covered stent placement for a carotid pseudoaneurysm with 9-year follow-up.
Publication Title
Annals of Vascular Surgery
Volume
24
Issue
7
First Page
954.e13
Last Page
954.e16
PubMed ID
20831997
Recommended Citation
Troutman, Douglas A.; Mohan, Chittur R.; Samhouri, Farouq A.; and Sohn, Richard L., "Endovascular Repair of Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm after Carotid Endarterectomy with Self-Expanding Covered Stents: A Long-Term Follow-Up" (2010). PCOM Scholarly Works. 187.
https://digitalcommons.pcom.edu/scholarly_papers/187
Comments
This article was published in Annals of Vascular Surgery, Volume 24, Issue 7, October 2010, Pages 954.e 13-6.
The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2010.03.020
Copyright © 2010 by Elsevier Inc.