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Endovascular repair of a giant carotid pseudoaneurysm with the use of Viabahn stent graft
Author(s) -
Gupta Kamal,
Dougherty Kathy,
Hermman Heinz,
Krajcer Zvonimir
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.20006
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , surgery , stent , carotid endarterectomy , pulsatile flow , embolization , dysphagia , aneurysm , radiology , catheter , carotid arteries , cardiology
A 72‐year‐old woman presented with a large pulsatile anterior right neck mass with compressive symptoms of dysphagia and hoarseness. This was due to a large (6 cm by 4 cm) postcarotid endarterectomy pseudoaneurysm of the right common carotid artery. Successful endovascular exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm was performed with a Viabahn stent graft with significant decrease in the size on follow‐up. Other endovascular options such as coil embolization and thrombin injection are also discussed. It is important to exclude infection as the cause of postendarterectomy pseudoaneurysm before considering endovascular repair over surgical repair. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004;62:64–68. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.