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Covered Stent and Coils Embolization of a Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Gunshot Wound

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We report the first case of endovascular covered stent implantation for the treatment of a large pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm (PAPA) following a right thoracic gunshot wound. After resuscitation and hemodynamic stabilization, a CT angiography was performed to analyze the neck size of the PAPA and its position relative to the branches of the parent artery. Covered stent implantation with additional coil embolization was successfully performed. At the 4-year follow-up, the stents remained patent and there was neither pseudoaneurysm recurrence nor treatment-related complication.

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  1. Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Hôpital Universitaire de Grenoble and Université Grenoble Alpes, Cs 10217, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France

    Nicolas Huet, Mathieu Rodiere, Gilbert Ferretti & Frédéric Thony

  2. Intensive Care Unit, Centre Hospitalier Métropôle Savoie, site de Chambéry, BP 31125, 73011, Chambéry Cedex, France

    Michel Badet

  3. Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Métropôle Savoie, Site de Chambéry, BP 31125, 73011, Chambéry Cedex, France

    Marie Michoud

  4. Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Universitaire de Grenoble and Université Grenoble Alpes, Cs 10217, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France

    Pierre-Yves Brichon

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Huet, N., Rodiere, M., Badet, M. et al. Covered Stent and Coils Embolization of a Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Gunshot Wound. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 39, 778–781 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-015-1257-2

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