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A New Murine Model of Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Published on: July 7, 2013
Thrombin injection for failed stent graft repair of perforated atherosclerotic aortic ulcer
Robert S Feld1, Eugene Sullivan, Peter Morrison
1Vascular Center of Connecticut and the Department of Radiology and the Division of Vascular Surgery, St Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT 06105, USA. docrob8@aol.com
Abstract:
We used direct thrombin injection to occlude a pseudoaneurysm that formed from a contained rupture of a penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer at the junction of the thoracic and abdominal aorta after we failed to seal the perforation with an endovascular stent graft. The principles of thrombin injection and the technical modifications specific for use in a false aneurysm of aortic origin are described. An evolving role for thrombin in endovascular therapy is suggested.
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