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A New Murine Model of Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Published on: July 7, 2013
Successful endovascular treatment of aortic arch aneurysm in a pediatric patient
Isabel C Sánchez-Escobar1, Silvia J Galvis-Blanco2, Luis H Díaz-Medina3
1Cardiología Pediátrica, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.
Background:
Ascending aortic aneurysms are rare pathologies in childhood, especially in the absence of previous diseases such as Marfan syndrome.
Objective:
Present the possibility of successful endovascular management of large vessel aneurysms, using stents and microcatheters with embolization of the aneurysm sac.
Method:
We present the case of a previously healthy ten-year-old patient, in whom a pseudoaneurysm was documented between the origin of the left common carotid artery and left subclavian artery, successfully managed endovascularly, initially with a stent covering the neck of the aneurysm to remodel it and later with embolization of the aneurysm sac using a microcatheter.
Results:
Aneurysms of large vessels, such common carotid artery and subclavian artery, are at risk of rupture with devastating complications; endovascular management is considered a minimally invasive management option, with favorable results.
Conclusion:
The endovascular management of large vessel aneurysms using stents and microcatheters with embolization of the aneurysmal sac is a novel management option that achieves successful results.
