Endovascular Management of a Ruptured Aortic Arch Pseudoaneurysm Using the Snorkel Technique and Coil Embolization

Ann Vasc Surg. 2017 May:41:281.e7-281.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2016.09.035. Epub 2017 Feb 27.

Abstract

We report a reoperation case of a ruptured infectious aortic arch pseudoaneurysm, which was stabilized with thoracic endovascular aortic repair and snorkel bypass of the innominate artery (IA) and the left common carotid artery (LCCA). A 57-year-old Chinese woman with multiple comorbidities and previous open repair for Stanford type A aortic dissection 5 years ago presented with a ruptured 10.7 cm × 7.3 cm aortic arch pseudoaneurysm involving the origins of the LCCA and the left subclavian artery. The patient underwent emergent endovascular aortic repair with placement of a stent graft in both IA and left carotid artery coursing parallel to the aortic arch endograft.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery*
  • Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging
  • Aneurysm, Infected / surgery*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Rupture / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Rupture / surgery*
  • Aortography / methods
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation* / instrumentation
  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Endovascular Procedures* / instrumentation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography, Interventional
  • Stents
  • Treatment Outcome