title: Endovascular exclusion of visceral artery aneurysms with stent-grafts: technique and long-term follow-up.
abstract: This paper describes four cases of visceral artery aneurysms (VAAs) successfully treated with endovascular stent-grafts and discusses the endovascular approach to VAAs and the long-term results. Four balloon expandable stent-grafts were used to treat three splenic artery aneurysms and one bleeding common hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm. The percutaneous access site and the materials were chosen on the basis of CT angiography findings. In all cases the aneurysms were successfully excluded. In one case a splenic infarction occurred, with nonrelevant clinical findings. At 16- to 24-month follow-up three patients had patent stents and complete exclusion and shrinkage of the aneurysms. One patient died due to pancreatitis and sepsis, 16 days after successful stenting and exclusion of a bleeding pseudoaneurysm. We conclude that endovascular treatment using covered stent-grafts is a valid therapeutic option for VAAs. Multislice CT preoperative study helps in planning stent-graft positioning.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Radiology Unit, Radiology Department, S. Andrea, University Hospital La Sapienza, 1035 Via di Grottarossa, Rome 00189, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rebonato
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Citone
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014781:Viscera / Q000098:blood supply*