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Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1/2013

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Endovascular repair of an aortic arch pseudoaneurysm with double chimney stent grafts: a case report

Authors: Weimin Zhou, Wei Zhou, Jiehua Qiu

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

Aortic arch pseudoaneurysm is a rare condition but carries a high risk of rupture. We report a case of a 45-year-old man with aortic arch pseudoaneurysm between left common carotid artery (LCCA) and left subclavian artery (LSA), in which a endovascular stent graft combined with double chimneys covered stents were successfully placed. There were no any complaints and complications after 12 months follow-up. The CTA demonstrated thrombus formation in the pseudoaneurysm lumen, no endoleak and the aortic arch, LCCA and LSA were all patent. We feel that the combined endovascular and double chimneys may be a valuable therapeutic alternative when treating aortic arch lesion. However, long-term clinical efficacy and safety have yet to be confirmed.
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Metadata
Title
Endovascular repair of an aortic arch pseudoaneurysm with double chimney stent grafts: a case report
Authors
Weimin Zhou
Wei Zhou
Jiehua Qiu
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-80

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