Transcatheter closure of recurrent aortic pseudoaneurysm previously treated by Amplatzer occluder device.
Thoracic pseudoaneurysms are a rare variety of aortic disorders that are potentially fatal. Traditionally, these are treated surgically. False aneurysms are usually a late complication of a previous surgical procedure. Surgical management is often complicated by poor outcomes with high morbidity and mortality. We report a patient with recurrence of an aortic pseudoaneurysm after closure with an Amplatzer (AGA Medical Corp, Plymouth, NH) septal occluder that was successfully treated with a second Amplatzer device.
Hussain
Jamal
J
Arizona Heart Hospital, Phoenix, AZ 85016, USA. xnorbeht@yahoo.com
Strumpf
Robert
R
Ghandforoush
Aslan
A
Wheatley
Grayson
G
Sutherland
John
J
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional