Use of multiple stents to seal off an epicardial pseudoaneurysm.
A 69-year-old male patient had triple-vessel coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Three months later, an echocardiogram revealed a 6 x 6 cm cardiac mass. A computed tomography scan of the chest showed a 6 cm mass with contrast enhancement. Cardiac catheterization revealed a pseudoaneurysm of the saphenous vein graft to a circumflex marginal branch at the distal anastomosis site. The aneurysm neck was completely sealed off using 3 stents, leaving a patent saphenous vein graft and good distal run-off.
Hameed
Aamir
A
Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI, USA.
Hanna-Moussa
Shafiq
S
David
Shukri
S
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome