Hemoptysis Due to Type II Endoleak after Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair: Successful Treatment with Percutaneous
Satoshi Tsuchiya1, Atsushi Saiga2, Hajime Yokota1
1Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Japan.
An 81-year-old woman presented with massive hemoptysis. She had a history of total arch replacement with an elephant trunk followed by concomitant antegrade thoracic endovascular aortic repair for the aortic arch and the descending aortic aneurysm. Computed tomography (CT) showed expansion of the aortic aneurysm with type II endoleak, lung parenchymal consolidation, and ground-glass opacity. An aortopulmonary fistula was suspected. Surgery posed a very high risk for the patient; hence, a less invasive approach was considered. Left subclavian arteriography revealed a type II endoleak. A transarterial approach would be difficult due to the small and tortuous access route and longer procedure time. Therefore, CT-guided puncture embolization was performed. She had no recurrence of hemoptysis for 1.4 years after the embolization.
An 81-year-old woman presented with massive hemoptysis. She had a history of total arch replacement with an elephant trunk followed by concomitant antegrade thoracic endovascular aortic repair for the aortic arch and the descending aortic aneurysm. Computed tomography (CT) showed expansion of the aortic aneurysm with type II endoleak, lung parenchymal consolidation, and ground-glass opacity. An aortopulmonary fistula was suspected. Surgery posed a very high risk for the patient; hence, a less invasive approach was considered. Left subclavian arteriography revealed a type II endoleak. A transarterial approach would be difficult due to the small and tortuous access route and longer procedure time. Therefore, CT-guided puncture embolization was performed. She had no recurrence of hemoptysis for 1.4 years after the embolization.
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