title: Successful covered stent-graft exclusion of carotid artery pseudo-aneurysm: two case reports and review of literature.
abstract: Postendarterectomy carotid artery pseudo-aneurysm (CPA) is a relatively infrequent complication with an estimated incidence of 0.3%-0.6%. A report from a single center experience on open-surgical repair of CPA has shown the associated high morbidity and mortality. Endovascular therapy is emerging as a safer alternative to open-surgical therapy. We describe two cases of CPA treated with commercially available Viabahn stent graft system (Gore AL, Flagstaff, AZ).
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI 53792, USA.
authors.forename: Vanita
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ahuja
authors.forename: Girma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tefera
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex