Endovascular treatment of a left carotid artery "bowtie" pseudoaneurysm with a covered Wallgraft stent.
The authors present an unusual case of a young male patient with a large left common carotid artery pseudoaneurysm in a shape similar to that of a bowtie treated with a covered Wallgraft. The Wallgraft is a covered stent originally designed to be used in the treatment of tracheobronchial fistula and peripheral arterial applications. The favorable outcome of this case illustrates its endovascular application in nonsurgical traumatic injuries of the carotid artery.
Drexel University College of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Mail Stop 206, Broad and Vine Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA. koenigsberg@drexel.edu
Robert A
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Koenigsberg
Victor
V
Urrutia
Daniel
D
McCormick
Firas
F
Alani
David
D
Ryu
Bronwyn
B
Nair
Carole
C
Thomas
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000150:complications; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents