title: Endovascular repair of carotid artery pseudoaneurysm after carotid endarterectomy with self-expanding covered stents-a long-term follow-up.
abstract: A 66-year-old Caucasian man with type 2 diabetes mellitus, peptic ulcer disease, peripheral vascular disease, and a 70% symptomatic carotid stenosis underwent a successful carotid endarterectomy with intraoperative shunting and Dacron patch closure in October 2000. Three months later, he developed a pseudoaneurysm at the site of the surgical repair. This was successfully treated with endovascular covered stents and has continued to remain patent at 9-year follow-up. Carotid artery pseudoaneurysms are secondary to trauma, infection, or previous surgery. Open surgical repair has been the treatment of choice for these pseudoaneurysms. However, open repairs are difficult and carry a high morbidity. Thus, endovascular therapy is a valid treatment for carotid artery pseudoaneurysm. Reviewing the published data, this is the first case report with successful endovascular covered stent placement for a carotid pseudoaneurysm with 9-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Troutman
authors.forename: Chittur R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: Farouq A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Samhouri
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sohn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome