title: Superficial Femoral Artery Stent Disruption Treated by Peripheral Endograft.
abstract: We report a case of superficial femoral artery (SFA) stent fractures (SF) with atypical symptoms and site of disruption. Patient was hospitalized for sudden onset of right thigh pain, nonrelated to steno-obstructive disease. Preoperative ultrasound suspected and computed tomographic angiography (CTA) confirmed multiple proximal SFA SFs with concurrent pseudoaneurysms. A peripheral endograft was deployed covering the entire SFA, achieving a complete "relining" with exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm. Pain disappeared and postoperative control demonstrated good patency of the SFA. After 1 month, patient reported no further events and CTA revealed patency of the endograft and exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm. At 1 year follow-up, Viabahn is patent with no further symptoms reported by the patient.
authors: Department of Surgery "Paride Stefanini", Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy. Electronic address: sirignanop@alice.it.
authors: Pasqualino
authors: P
authors: Sirignano
authors: Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Citone
authors: Department of Surgery "Paride Stefanini", Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors: Danilo
authors: D
authors: Menna
authors: Department of Surgery "Paride Stefanini", Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors: Wassim
authors: W
authors: Mansour
authors: Department of Surgery "Paride Stefanini", Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors: Nunzio
authors: N
authors: Montelione
authors: Department of Surgery "Paride Stefanini", Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Capoccia
authors: Department of Surgery "Paride Stefanini", Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Unit, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Italy.
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Speziale
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents