Endovascular Repair of Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm With Custom-Designed Endograft

Gabriele Piffaretti; Marzia Cottini; Gianpaolo Carrafiello; Patrizio Castelli; Cesare Beghi; Giovanni Mariscalco

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.118

Endovascular Repair of Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm With Custom-Designed Endograft

Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Aug;100(2):e31-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.118.

Authors

Gabriele Piffaretti¹, Marzia Cottini², Gianpaolo Carrafiello³, Patrizio Castelli⁴, Cesare Beghi², Giovanni Mariscalco²

Affiliations

¹ Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Morphological Sciences, Circolo University Hospital, University of Insubria School of Medicine, Varese, Italy. Electronic address: gabriele.piffaretti@uninsubria.it.
² Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery and Morphological Sciences, Circolo University Hospital, University of Insubria School of Medicine, Varese, Italy.
³ Interventional Radiology, Department of Surgery and Morphological Sciences, Circolo University Hospital, University of Insubria School of Medicine, Varese, Italy.
⁴ Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery and Morphological Sciences, Circolo University Hospital, University of Insubria School of Medicine, Varese, Italy.

PMID: 26234877
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.118

Abstract

Open repair of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm (AscAP) carries high risks and mortality rate. Previous papers reported the off-label use of standard thoracic or abdominal endograft in very selected cases. We present the case of a 57-year-old man with an AscAP successfully managed with a new custom-designed endograft.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, False / surgery*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Endovascular Procedures*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Design