Endovascular relining of a Dacron graft for refractory perigraft seroma

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Feb;69(2):340-342. doi: 10.1007/s11748-020-01430-2. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Abstract

Although perigraft seroma (PGS) is a well-known complication of vascular surgery, optimal therapy has not yet been established. A 90-year-old patient underwent a bypass from the right subclavian artery to the left carotid and subclavian arteries for debranching thoracic endovascular aortic repair. Four years post-surgery, computed tomography revealed PGS at the anastomosis site. Percutaneous needle aspiration and surgical drainage were ineffective in treating PGS. We performed a relining procedure using covered stents for the bypass graft that resolved the PGS. This procedure is minimally invasive, avoids graft excision, and can be especially valuable for elderly patients.

Keywords: Covered stent; Perigraft seroma; Relining procedure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic* / surgery
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation* / adverse effects
  • Endovascular Procedures* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Polyethylene Terephthalates
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Seroma / diagnostic imaging
  • Seroma / etiology
  • Seroma / surgery
  • Stents
  • Subclavian Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Subclavian Artery / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Polyethylene Terephthalates