title: Endovascular treatment of the descending thoracic aorta in a patient with a hydatid pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: We present a patient affected by systemic hydatidosis with an unusual localization in the thoracic aorta. The pseudoaneurysm, which was treated 8 years ago with conventional surgery, was retreated with an endovascular procedure. The particular evolution of the pathology needed further endovascular intervention. Endovascular exclusion is not the final solution of the disease but protects against rupture of the vessel and systemic dissemination of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, Casa di Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.
authors.forename: Pierro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: Ilias
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dalainas
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruggieri
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nano
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paroni
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed