Endovascular therapy of a ruptured intercostal artery aneurysm.
OBJECTIVE
To report the endovascular management of a rare ruptured intercostal artery aneurysm.


METHODS
A 45-year-old man presented with acute upper back and chest pain. Computed tomography of the chest revealed a ruptured intercostal artery aneurysm. The lesion was treated by endovascular coil embolization distal to the aneurysm and aortic stent-grafting of the intercostal artery origin.


CONCLUSIONS
Ruptured intercostal artery aneurysms can be treated by endovascular techniques. If coil embolization of the intercostal artery origin is not possible, additional aortic stent-grafting can be necessary.
Töpel
Ingolf
I
Department of Surgery, University Hospital Regensburg, 93042 Regensburg, Germany. itoepel@web.de
Steinbauer
Markus
M
Paetzel
Christian
C
Kasprzak
Piotr M
PM
D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged