title: Long-term outcome of percutaneous exclusion of huge saphenous vein graft aneurysms using peripheral covered-stents as alternative to surgical repair.
abstract: Giant vein graft aneurysms occur infrequently after coronary artery bypass graft surgery and are most often detected incidentally during coronary angiography for suspected angina or as a mediastinal mass on chest radiographs. Hereby, we describe the percutaneous treatment of a huge right coronary artery saphenous vein bypass graft aneurysm by using peripheral stent-graft. Twelve months after the procedure, the aneurysm was completely sealed at computed tomographic angiography with a good distal run-off in the bypass graft. Different strategies adopted and the feasibility as well as the long-term outcomes of this technique are described thoroughly.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rezq
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Politi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sangiorgi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome