title: Percutaneous treatment of delayed post-atherectomy superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: SilverHawk atherectomy is commonly used in lower extremity percutaneous interventions. Minor perforations during SilverHawk atherectomy procedures are reported at a range of 0.8%. There are few reported cases in the literature about very late pseuodoaneursym formation after SilverHawk atherectomy. Herein we report a very unusual, late, concealed, acute rupture of superficial femoral artery with a large, painful pseuodoaneursym formation, 1 week after Silver- Hawk atherectomy and its treatment with Viabahn stent graft (W.L. Gore & Associates).
authors.affiliation: LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA. iakkus@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nuri Ilker
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Akkus
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fay
authors.forename: Jai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000379:methods; D017073:Atherectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D015607:Stents; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome